Originally Posted by
Chris58
+1000
I've usually done about $500K/yr in MS* and I want a solid paper/plastic trail for where every penny of that $500K in MO deposits came from.
I used to feel the same way. But there were just too many cards taking up too much space and too much work to keep them organized. So I started scanning them in a sheet-feed scanner (you can scan about 8 at a time) and tossing them instead--that provides the solid paper trail in case of an audit. It's organized and pretty fast too.
After a few years of doing that, I decided even scanning was a waste of time. If I'm ever audited, there would be tens of thousands of cards to check. No auditor is going to bother. The receipts are good enough--I still scan those. I can't imagine why any auditor would have to check all the actual cards.