![]() It was fun to choose pretty fonts, but being able to choose different sizes of fonts prevented a big hassle when I figured out that one of my photo boxes had a smaller label opening than the other two. I’m able to print using many different font styles and sizes. I’m excited that I can customize my labels with the DYMO Label software right from my computer so my options are endless. It prints on label rolls so I’m able to print the exact quantity I want without the hassle of sheets of labels (and the hassle of trying to figure out how to print on those last few labels scattered all over the sheet) or being tied to the desktop printer. The DYMO LabelWriter 450 uses thermal printing technology so I don’t have to buy expensive ink or toner and it saves the landfill from those ink and toner cartridges (you know saving the landfill makes me happy!). Getting organized now will save time, money and headaches in the long run. Making labels is now so simple and fun with my new best friend, the DYMO LabelWriter® 450 Value Pack that there is no reason to put off getting organized for tax season. Make it easy to use so that it will be used. I often take an additional couple of seconds to write what the receipt is for on a sticky note or on the back of the receipt so that I’m not racking my brain months later wondering why I kept that receipt. ![]() To make it even easier for my family, I chose a distinctive box for the family receipts and simple boxes for the receipts that I’ll be filing. (Look at how cool the business receipts box label looks with my logo included! I’ll tell you how to include logos on your label in just a minute.) All we have to do is toss the receipts into the correct box. Once the boxes are labeled it is clear exactly where a receipt goes and only takes a couple of seconds to file the receipts away each day. It took about 4 minutes to label each box. Taxes are complicated enough, why not create a system that’s easy to use? I have a box for each category of receipts we need to keep for taxes: home, blogging and my future professional organizing business. Fortunately, you can find attractive inexpensive boxes or you can decorate and upcycle any old box to use for collecting your tax paperwork. Recycled boxes work just as well (and when you’re about to have two children in college, every penny saved is a treasure). I’ve found that inexpensive photo and document boxes are perfect for organizing receipts and tax papers. Even these tips from the IRS on organizing tax records suggest having a designated place for your tax documents and receipts. If you have to keep track of paperwork for family and a small business or other unique paperwork, designate specific locations for each category. Start by designating specific a storage location for receipts and paperwork. If you set everything up immediately each year, organizing tax paperwork will be easy for the remaining 51 weeks of the year and preparing taxes next year will be a snap. Every single year make sure that you set up your tax organization system the first week of January. I know you’re in the middle of working on this year’s paperwork, but starting each year out organized for success is a must, so don’t delay. Stop everything you’re doing and get yourself organized right now for next year’s taxes. How to Organize Tax Paperwork for Home and Small Business Just as importantly, simple organization will save us time (which is money) and money on our taxes since we can find all the documentation we need to claim. ![]() ![]() Keeping organization simple enough that we all can and will use it is the only way to make sure that we sail through tax season each year. Someday soon I would like to work as a professional organizer, so that means even more tax paperwork to keep track of. ![]() I’m also a blogger, so I have business-related tax paperwork. Staying organized and keeping organized is the key to filing taxes with fewer headaches. We do our own taxes and on the difficulty scale, our family taxes are about a 7 or 8. ![]()
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