After seven days, the waters of the flood came and covered the earth. When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky. The rain continued to fall for forty days and forty nights. (Gen.
You also should hang on to tax records for three years if you file a claim for a credit or refund after you filed your original return. The limit here could be shifted to two years from the date you paid any due tax, if that date is later than the three-year limit.
In most cases, you should plan to save tax files for at least three years following the date of filing. In some instances, it may be necessary to keep tax documents for a longer period of time. For example, the IRS advises that employers should keep employment tax records for four years. Individuals who report a loss from worthless securities should keep records for seven years, and those who neglect to report 25% or more of their income should keep files for six years.