Record Keeping
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- Good accounting maintains the financial health of a company
- Good record keeping is the blood of a good accounting system
- Records include both physical and electronic formats
- Record lifecycle includes creation, use and destruction
- Record retention periods are assigned for use and destruction
- IRCH’s experience in the records field and legal retention research is your retention resource
Following are articles of interest that discuss various issues pertinent to record keeping.
Advantages of Records Management
A lot of people will never be interested in trying something out unless they know that they’ll get something out of it. This principle often applies to just about anything, […]
Easy Ways to Improve Records Management in Any Office
File classification is an important part of your company’s record management system. Long retrieval time, missing or lost files are signs of filing system deficiencies. If these situations ring a […]
Tips for a Greener Records Management
Your company’s choice of supplies and equipment, along with records management practices affects its overall impact to the environment. Today, a lot of companies and organizations are discovering first-hand that […]
User Requirements for Records Retention Programs
User Requirements for Records Retention Programs by Donald S. Skupsky, JD, CRM, FAI Organizations create and maintain records mainly so that company employees have the records needed to do their […]
Legal Requirements for Filing Systems and Indexes
Legal Requirements for Filing Systems and Indexes by Donald S. Skupsky, JD, CRM, FAI The law generally does not require organizations to maintain any particular type of filing system or […]
The Bucket Theory – Getting It Right!
The Bucket Theory – Getting It Right! By Donald S. Skupsky, JD, CRM, FAI, MIT Few topics have fostered more debates in the last few years than the optimal number […]
Equal Pay Act and Retention of Personnel & Payroll Records
Equal Pay Act and Retention of Personnel & Payroll Records by Donald S. Skupsky, JD, CRM, FAI Question: Regarding the Lilly Ledbetter Act of 2009 (Equal Pay Act), I have […]
What Is a Record?
According to ARMA international, a record is any recorded information, regardless of medium or characteristics, made or received by an organization that is evidence of its operations, and has value […]
