{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BlogPosting","about":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Documentation","datePublished":"2018-03-30","name":"9 Paper Documents to Keep Forever","headline":"9 Paper Documents to Keep Forever","url":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/9-paper-documents-to-keep-forever\/","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/9-paper-documents-to-keep-forever\/","copyrightYear":2018,"isFamilyFriendly":true,"isAccessibleForFree":true,"wordCount":221,"description":"As tax season comes to an end and you file away your records, you may be looking at your ever-growing file cabinet and wondering, \u201ccan I get rid of some of these documents?\u201d While there are many reasons to keep or discard certain paperwork, there are some documents you should never throw away! 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Below are the 9 paper documents you should keep forever in their original form:  Infographic of nine documents to keep forever in their original physical form   9 Paper Documents You Should Keep Forever in Their Original Form Vehicle Titles & Loans Social Security Card Identification Cards & Passports Marriage License(s) Wills & Power of Attorney Pension Plan Birth Certificates & Death Certificates Business License(s) House Deeds & Mortgages","timeRequired":"P0Y0M0DT0H0M30S","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/9-documents-to-keep-in-physical-form-forever-with-logo.jpg","name":"9 Paper documents you should keep forever","height":"972","width":"667","@id":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/9-documents-to-keep-in-physical-form-forever-with-logo.jpg"},"inLanguage":{"@type":"Language","name":"English","@id":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_language"},"author":{"@type":"Person","url":["https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/about\/diana-kasza\/","https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/about\/"],"name":"Diana Kasza","description":"Founder and former President, Simply Counted Business Solutions, Inc.","email":"info@simplycounted.com","sameAs":"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/diana-kasza-3764833\/","alumniOf":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferris_State_University","gender":"Female","@id":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/about\/diana-kasza\/"},"publisher":{"@type":["AccountingService","Organization"],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Staff-Picture-Updated-7-2019-1.jpg","name":"Simply Counted staff photo","height":"572","width":"1000","@id":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Staff-Picture-Updated-7-2019-1.jpg"},"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Simply-Counted-Tax-Logo-500px.jpg","name":"Simply Counted and Tax logo","height":"156","width":"500","@id":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Simply-Counted-Tax-Logo-500px.jpg"},"address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","image":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/simply-counted-tax-office-holland-mi.jpg","name":"Simply Counted Postal Address","addressCountry":"US","addressLocality":"Holland","addressRegion":"MI","postalCode":"49424","streetAddress":"60 E Lakewood Blvd, Ste 130","@id":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/#SimplyCountedAddress"},"url":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/about\/","employee":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/about\/tricia-diekema\/","alternateName":["Simply Counted and Tax","Simply Tax","Simply Counted"],"name":"Simply Counted & Tax","description":"Simply Counted and Tax is an accounting firm in Holland, MI offering services to support small and medium sized businesses, as well as individuals.","telephone":"+1 616-738-0044","sameAs":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SimplyCountedBusinessServices\/","contactPoint":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/contact\/#Sales","legalName":"Simply Counted & Tax, Inc.","naics":" 541219","foundingDate":"1997-07-01","subOrganization":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/#SimplyTax","geo":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/#GeoShapeOrGeoCoordinates","openingHoursSpecification":["https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/about\/#MondayHours","https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/about\/#WednesdayHours","https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/about\/#TuesdayHours","https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/about\/#FridayHours","https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/about\/#ThursdayHours"],"priceRange":"$$-$$$","founder":{"@id":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/about\/diana-kasza\/"},"numberOfEmployees":"9","memberOf":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Association_of_Tax_Professionals","@id":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/about\/#AccountingService"},"@id":"https:\/\/simplycounted.com\/9-paper-documents-to-keep-forever\/"}