-- -Rowan- 4/13/2014. I think the name Rowan is beautiful for a girl, but a little rough for a boy. I once read a book about a girl named Rowan because there was a Rowan tree outside of her mum's bedroom window when she was pregnant.
For most people, that means keeping your tax records for at least three years from the date you actually filed your tax return. Some states have a longer statute of limitations. In that case, you should keep your tax records for as long as the statute of limitations is still open for a particular tax return. The statute of limitations gives the IRS three years to audit your tax return.
(You only need to keep your most recent one; with one exception: keep the last one for the year until you get your W-2) Tax returns -- technically the rule is 7 years, but realistically you should keep them forever -- at least proof that you filed and what you filed (that is, the form itself).