Payroll Record Retention Guidelines
Is space at a premium? Are you considering discarding your old payroll records?
Before you toss the old records, review the federally suggested time frames for keeping these various payroll records.
This chart shows the suggested federal record-keeping guidelines and does not include state tax laws that may require longer retention periods.
*The I-9 Form retention period is the duration of the individual's employment, and for 3 years following the date of hire or one year after date of termination, which ever is less.
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