Is there any reason you need to keep copies of utility bills after they have been paid?

Answer 1

If you need them for tax purposes, yes. (If you deduct costs around a home office, for example.)

Your check should be record of payment, and the utility company keeps records of all bills.

If you do decide to keep them, it's not necessary to hold onto them longer than a year (unless it's for the above tax purposes).

Answer 2

Many reasons to maintain good records, especially of sensitive financial areas like utility bills:

1) if you move, your new landlord might require proof of payment to a utility.
2) if there's a dispute, you have the bill in hand.
3) you have a record, so if the bill seems unreasonable, you can go back and check normal usage and cost.
4) in the awful event of "identity theft" you can prove you are who you are.

There are many other reasons, some too small to go into here...I always counsel my clients to maintain at least 3 years of records. If you do so online and the service provider only keeps for a year, print off and store.

Answer 3

You should keep copies of the last few months worth of all bills that you paid so that you have a history to compare your new bills with.

Answer 4

I hate for those bills to pile up so I switched to online billing, so i save all my bills to the computer.

I guess as long as you see that the bill has been paid, you can toss it

Answer 5

It's always a good idea to keep receipts of major payments. I keep them for 7 years in a filing box , one years worth for each one.

Answer 6

yea in case they over charge u, wit a copy u can dispute it wit ur providers

Answer 7

no unless for your records