Spring cleaning begs the question: How long should you keep documents?

Even with all of the rain and snow of late, spring is around the corner. As we march forward, thoughts of cleaning out our house and getting rid of clutter is probably top of mind.
It’s quite easy to accumulate clutter especially when it comes to paper. As our life and finances get more complicated, we seem to gather more and more paper.
Let’s look at what papers to keep, the length of time to keep them and how we should destroy them.
Tax returns
The IRS can audit your past tax retur