The Supreme Court declined on Monday, March 23, to hear a challenge to Wisconsinâs strict voter ID law. Wisconsinâs law requires a photo identification be shown before a voter is allowed to cast a ballot. The law will not be enforced for the April 7 election but will take effect for subsequent elections. NCSL's History of Voter ID webpage contains a chronology of voter ID legislation from 2000 to the present.
1 If you filed for a deduction for a bad debt or worthless security, the IRS suggests you keep your supporting tax records for 7 years. Under these circumstances, you may generally wish to retain your supportive records for at least 7 years.  Employment Tax Records.
But not every record is necessarily worth keeping, and for those that are, tax experts say, thereâs a finite time that a taxpayer would be required to hold them. âThe rule of thumb that I give my clients is if I used it for your tax return, keep it for four years,â said Jack Wilcox, a tax accountant in Denver. Some are simple: mortgage-interest slips, anything involving a tax deduction such as with a charitable contribution and a retirement plan.