Section 460.2553. Merchandise sales accounting and collecting records; retention periods,  


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  • Rule 53. The following merchandise sales accounting and collecting records shall be retained for the periods listed:

    (a)  ) Merchandise sales tickets (duplicates) and charge slips for work done.

    Destroy at option after annual audit and 6 months after account is settled.

    (b)  Merchandise sales journals or registers and summaries of sales.

    3  years.

    (c)  ) Merchandise ledgers and installment records.

    1 year after completion of payments.

    (d)  Merchandise sales returns and adjustment tickets.

    Destroy at option after annual audit and 6 months after account is settled.

    (e)  ) Cashier stubs for merchandise collections.

    (f)  ) Cashier periodic reports and statements of collections on merchandise accounts.

    1 year.

    1 year.

    (g)  Records of monthly statements to customers.

    Destroy at option.

    (h)  Reports relating to the status of merchandise accounts receivable.

    1 year.

    (i)   Job orders and supporting details of charges to customers for work done.

    3 years.

    (j) Indexes and trial balances of merchandise ledgers.

    1 year.

History: 1979 AC; 1980 AACS.