Retention of financial documents (UK)

The following table sets out the number of years financial documents should be retained by Church units in the UK & Ireland.

Documents	Copy	Location	Period
Donation Slip	White	Ward/Stake	2 years
	Yellow	Member	n/a
Cheque Stubs	Original	Ward/Stake	7 years
Invoices / Receipts (other supporting documents)	Original	Ward/Stake	7 years
Paying-in Slips / Deposit Books	Stamped by Bank	Ward/Stake	7 years
Weekly Financial Reports (Batch Reports)	Yellow	Ward/Stake	2 years
Monthly Financial Reports	White	Ward/Stake	2 years
Donation Statements	White	Member	7 years
Unit Detail Donations Report	White	Ward/Stake	7 years
Annual Tithing & Donation Status Report	White	Ward/Stake	2 years

NOTE: These periods are full/complete years in addition to the current year.