Comments on: Ask the taxgirl: Scanned Receipts http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-scanned-receipts/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Organizing your tax documents : Bohemian Revolution http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-scanned-receipts/comment-page-1/#comment-26123 Organizing your tax documents : Bohemian Revolution Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:59:26 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2716#comment-26123 [...] an audit. But some online tax professionals say scanned receipts and paperwork are just fine (see here and here, and check out the second article’s links to IRS publications on that [...] [...] an audit. But some online tax professionals say scanned receipts and paperwork are just fine (see here and here, and check out the second article’s links to IRS publications on that [...]

]]> By: The paperless office. http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-scanned-receipts/comment-page-1/#comment-26104 The paperless office. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:26:08 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2716#comment-26104 [...] card and bank statements. Other receipts (business-expense related) I need to keep longer for tax purposes. I will need to determine which ones to scan and save, and which ones I really don’t need to [...] [...] card and bank statements. Other receipts (business-expense related) I need to keep longer for tax purposes. I will need to determine which ones to scan and save, and which ones I really don’t need to [...]

]]> By: John Beckman http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-scanned-receipts/comment-page-1/#comment-24866 John Beckman Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:40:27 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2716#comment-24866 As a Masters level in computer/software, the integrity of the electronic receipts is better than paper receipts, but only if you follow my guidelines. Short term receipts must be two differing media, eg 1) receipts scanner with memory and 2) USB memory stick backup in case scanner breaks. Long term must have 3 media: eg 1) DVD 2) hard drive 3) USB stick Paper receipts can become lost or destroyed by accident. The above method is more reliable. (c) John E. Beckman :-) ps Dual redundancy is good enough for airline flights, with life and limb, then it is also fine for tax receipts. As a Masters level in computer/software, the integrity of the electronic receipts
is better than paper receipts, but only if you follow my guidelines.
Short term receipts must be two differing media, eg 1) receipts scanner with memory
and 2) USB memory stick backup in case scanner breaks.
Long term must have 3 media: eg 1) DVD 2) hard drive 3) USB stick

Paper receipts can become lost or destroyed by accident.
The above method is more reliable. (c) John E. Beckman :-)

ps Dual redundancy is good enough for airline flights,
with life and limb, then it is also fine for tax receipts.

]]> By: DrOne http://www.taxgirl.com/ask-the-taxgirl-scanned-receipts/comment-page-1/#comment-19015 DrOne Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:03:46 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/?p=2716#comment-19015 So I can scan, edit and then print as many receipts as I want? If I scan a receipt, I can easily photoshop the date, amount, item or whatever. So I can scan, edit and then print as many receipts as I want?
If I scan a receipt, I can easily photoshop the date, amount, item or whatever.

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