Archives are one of our most important materials, and we can't throw them away at will or dispose of them privately. Moreover, China has formulated relevant storage period requirements for some documents and materials, which should be strictly implemented. What is the storage period of archives? There are several kinds of file retention periods, as detailed below. How long is the file retention period? The Provisions on the Preservation Period of Government Archives revised in 1987 divided the preservation period of archives into three types: permanent, long-term and short-term, with the long-term being about 16-51 years and the short-term being less than 15 years (including 15). On February 8, 2116, the Provisions on the Filing Scope of Government Documents and Materials and the Preservation Period of Documents and Files was officially promulgated and implemented, and the preservation period was changed to permanent and fixed. The "standard time method" is implemented regularly, which is divided into 31 years and 11 years. It is listed as a permanently preserved file, which has a reference function for all the work of the socialist cause and even for generations to come. As a long-term preservation file, it does not have broad social significance and scientific and historical significance, but belongs to the documents and materials that need to be consulted in the long-term work of this organ; The files listed as short-term preservation are lower than the above two levels, and the documents and materials that this organ needs to check in a short time.

How long is the storage period of accounting files? According to the classification of accounting files, accounting vouchers are divided into original vouchers and bookkeeping vouchers. The retention period of original vouchers is: 31 years. The retention period of bookkeeping vouchers is: 31 years accounting books, including general ledger, subsidiary ledger, journal and fixed assets card. Other auxiliary account books. The retention period of the general ledger is: 31 years. The retention period of the subsidiary ledger is: 31 years. The retention period of the fixed assets card is: 5 years after the fixed assets are scrapped and cleaned. The retention period of other auxiliary account books is: 31 years. Financial accounting reports are divided into monthly, quarterly, semi-annual financial accounting reports and annual financial accounting reports. Monthly, quarterly, The storage period of the semi-annual financial accounting report is: the storage period of the annual financial accounting report in 2111 is: permanent other accounting materials are divided into statement of bank reconciliation, bank statement, tax return, accounting file transfer list and accounting file storage list. The storage period of statement of bank reconciliation's accounting file destruction inventory is: 11 bank statement: 11 tax return: 11 accounting file transfer inventory: 31 accounting file destruction inventory: permanent accounting file destruction inventory: permanent accounting file appraisal opinion: permanent.