June 16
(Part 1 can be found at Filing Returns Can Be Taxing)
Even the taxman recommends backing up financial documents.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) states in a press release:
“Many people now receive bank statements and documents by e-mail or over the Web. Paper records such as W-2s, tax returns and other documents can be scanned into an electronic format.
With documents in electronic form, taxpayers can copy them onto a USB drive as a backup, which can be sent to a relative in another city for safe-keeping in case the taxpayer’s computer and paper files are destroyed.
Other options include copying files onto a CD or DVD...
But, when you don’t backup your data and you find yourself in one of the following predicaments such as:
- You experience power interruptions, power surges or blackouts causing your computer to shut down unexpectedly;
- Your computer experiences a mechanical failure;
- Your computer becomes contaminated with a virus or bug after a file is downloaded from the Internet;
- Your software no longer works as it should;
- Your saved information is deleted accidentally, or
- Your computer won’t “boot up” and only the infamous “blue screen of death” is visible on your screen.
Don’t delay in seeking professional data recovery help.
The taxman doth cometh, even when your data doth not.
Category: helpful hints, business
Tags: back-up, backing up data, backup, back up, data recovery, electronic documents, financial records, internal revenue agency, irs, tax data, tax filing
