How does document retention policy affect my storage needs?

Document retention policies define how long each document type must be kept — IRS records (7 years), employment records (3–7 years), contracts (life of contract + 7 years), and so on. Active documents (current year + 1) should be in accessible filing cabinets near workstations. Semi-active documents (2–5 years old) can be in lower-access lateral cabinets or back-room shelving. Inactive records requiring long-term retention should be in a dedicated archive area or off-site storage. At OfficeFurniture2go.com, we help plan storage tiering by document age — call 1-800-460-0858.