How long to keep your tax records, by the IRS’s periods: the papers behind a return for 3 years after you file it, 7 years for a loss from worthless securities or a bad debt, and at least 4 years for a household employee’s tax records. Keep copies of the filed returns themselves. Each row has room for where the paper is kept and the year it can go; blank rows below are for your other papers.
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Each period on the sheet is the IRS’s, from its page “How long should I keep records?”, read on 16 October 2026. The years count from the day you filed the return, and a return filed early counts as filed on the due date. The IRS gives longer periods in two cases not on the sheet: six years if income you should have reported, more than 25% of the gross income shown on your return, was left off, and with no time limit if no return was filed or a return was fraudulent.
Write in your other papers, such as insurance policies, warranties or loan papers, with the time the company or lender asks you to keep them. The IRS says to check this before throwing out any record: an insurer or a creditor may want it kept longer than the IRS does.
The rows are a starting list. Change, delete or add rows in the entries box: one row per line, with a vertical bar between columns. A row in capitals prints as a heading without a checkbox.
All 50 US states in alphabetical order, each with its two-letter postal abbreviation and its capital, and a box to tick: for learning them, for the license plate game on a road trip, or for the states you have been to. Or print it as a quiz, with the capitals to write in and the answer key after it.
All 47 presidencies in order, from George Washington to Donald Trump, each with its number, the years in office and a box to tick: for learning them in order, for history homework, or as a quiz, with the names to write in and the list after it as the answer key.
A moving checklist in the order the jobs come: before the move, moving day and after. File your change of address with USPS up to 90 days before the move, and get written estimates from movers.
A party checklist from invitations to clean-up, with a column for who does each job. Perishable food should not sit out for more than 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90 °F.
A school supply list with a row per item and a column for the class it is for. Start from your school's own list; the rows below are the usual basics.
A home inventory for insurance, with the details the National Association of Insurance Commissioners suggests recording for each item: brand, make and model, serial number, date of purchase and the price paid. Keep photos and receipts with it.
A bucket list with space for each experience, when you hope to do it and notes on what it takes. Write your own; the sheet is blank on purpose.
A household task list for repairs and jobs around the home, with who will do each one and the materials to buy first.
Everything a babysitter needs on one page: how to reach you and when you will be back, your address for an emergency call, other contacts and the doctor, allergies and medicines, meals, bedtime and house rules.
The details someone needs in an emergency, on one page for each person: name, date of birth and address, emergency contacts, doctors and pharmacy, conditions and allergies, medicines and doses, and insurance.
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