It is important that each unit retains documents from previous years. In 2016, the California State PTA adopted a policy that meets state and federal requirements relating to document retention and non-profit organizations. According to the California State PTA, this policy is intended as a guide for model practices at the local district, council, and unit level. Please see the list below for a guide of document retention schedule, retrieved from www.capta.org PERMANENT STORAGE
Accounting & Finance : ** Annual Financial Statements & Audit Reports ** Cancelled Checks – special, such as loan repayment ** General Ledger
Contributions/Gifts/Grants: ** Contribution Records ** Documents, Evidencing Terms of Gifts
Governance: ** Articles of Incorporation & Amendments ** Bylaws & Amendments ** Minute Books, including Association, Board & Committee Minutes ** Annual Reports & Returns to State & Federal Agencies -- IRS 990N, 990EZ or 990 -- Franchise Tax Board 199N or Form 199 -- Attorney General - RRF-1 - TR-1 (if applicable) - Raffle Reports (if applicable) ** Secretary of State SI-100 (if incorporated, filed biennially) ** IRS Rulings ** Licenses and Permits ** Employer Identification Number (EIN) Designation ** Any other correspondence with State or Federal Agencies
Electronic Mail (Email): ** Emails considered important or of lasting significance
Insurance: ** Property, D&O, Workers’ Compensation & General Liability , Insurance Policies ** Insurance Claims Records
Legal Correspondence: ** All
10 YEAR STORAGE ** Personal Records ** Employee Contracts ** Personal Property Leases
7 YEAR STORAGE ** Accounts Payable ** Accounts Receivable ** Bank Statements, Reconciliations, & Deposit Slips ** Cancelled Checks - routine ** Credit Card receipts ** Employee/ Business Expense Reports/ Documents ** Interim Financial Statements ** Grant Records
2 YEAR STORAGE ** Hard copy correspondence and internal memoranda - routine matters ** Electronically stored documents - routine matters
12 MONTH STORAGE ** Emails - routine
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Forms Index
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Flip Book
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Association Script Checklist For a Healthy PTA
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