Paperwork and Record-Keeping
» Paperwork and Record-Keeping, Volume 3, Issue 5, 2003
If business keeps license and permit records.
5c. After they expire, how long do you keep those records before getting rid of them?
| Response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 years or less | 23 | ||
| 2 | 3 - 6 years | 19 | ||
| 3 | 7 years or more | 20 | ||
| 4 | Indefinitely | 31 | ||
| 5 | Other, depends, periodically toss, etc. | 4 | ||
| 6 | DK/Refuse | 4 | ||
| Total (%) | 101 | |||
| N | 368 | |||
Notes: Forty-two (42) percent of small, employing businesses retain their license and permit records six years or less (Q#5c).
