AllFinancialMatters has a suggestion for preparing for taxtime year round, something easy and low-energy you can do on a regular basis. Get three folders and label them Income, Expense, and Credits. File records accordingly. Ding!

For an in depth list of what should go in each folder, check out “Tax Stuff You Need to Keep in Your Records.”

Very literal, yes, we know, but the tax man doesn’t really go in for abstractions. — BEN POPKEN

Tax Stuff You Need to Keep in Your Records [AllFinancialMatters]

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