payslips

[bobtheturkey]

do you keep yours? if so where? or do you throw them out?
(im not expecting a huge amount of replies)

[dot.hawkes]

Hello Roberto how is yourself? I only have mine back to 1989, i threw the earlier ones away when we moved here, I cannot believe that my wage then was how much I pay in tax now!!!!

[~Wingnut~]

I get paid weekly and have the damn things all over the place!!!! Mind you, may not be for much longer!! Wahey!!

[joby1]

I keep them for 2 years.ish!

Probably some knocking about from 20 years ago, but generally just the 2 years in case of tax queries.

[sunflower71]

I think that the most important thing to keep is your P60

[cuetip]

Yeh, i file them by randomly scattering them round my bedroom. ( i confess i'm a scruffy git ).

think someone told me we're mean't to keep them.

But are we?

[joby1]

yes sunflower, assuming you havent changed jobs and that the inland revenue (and customs now) have done their job correctly in updating your tax records.

[CrazyDaisy80]

You should keep them for at least 2 Years just incase HM Revenue & Customs require Information from them, especially if you are Self Assessment as well as PAYE. You should also keep your P60 I would say for a Minimum of 5 Years.

Oh and when you do come to throw them, I would suggest shredding them as you don't want anyone getting hold of your National Insurance Number!!

[skyep]

yes, filed.

[orange-gnome]

Yep I keep them... mostly I forget where I have 'filed' them so they are a bit scattered but I am sure I could find them all if I had to!! :-)

[CLOWN TICKLE]

keep for six years bob

[daftpixie]

Bob... are you insinuating that there are lots of tax dodgers on here?! Never! lol, I throw all mine away, probably not a good move judging by the above responses!

[Lore]

hey Duckyboy, Yep I've got mine but I don't keep hold of them for too long, just a year or so at a time.

Why do you ask?

[Gef]

Why Bob? Have you never seen one?

[bendygirl]

i get payed cash

[bobtheturkey]

geoffrey still as dull and humourless as ever i see :)

[BigBishop]

I've seen girls like you bendy on corners.

[-Zorro-]

yes I file them away. You are supposed to keep em for a couple of years

[coinman]

got every one from august 1973 in a big bag in the bedroom, dunno why, just can't throw them away!

[WendyS]

I think it's a good idea to keep your P60 (annual summary of tax and insurance paid) back to the year you first started working. (which for most people will only amount to about 40 pieces of paper)

Reason: I don't trust these darned government computers and their records. Every national database that's every been introduced has has gone wrong or had errors - Child Support, Child Tax Credit, the Passport system, DVLA etc. etc.

One day everybody is going to want to draw a State Pension based on how many years they've been paying N.I. contributions. I'd rather trust my filing system than a government computer if it comes to an argument.