-- -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.
What to keep for 3 years. Income Tax Returns (Please keep in mind that you can be audited by the IRS for no reason up to three years after you filed a tax return. If you omit 25% of your gross income that goes up to 6 years and if you don't file a tax return at all, there is no statute of limitations.)