Also, Niel Barnard, a former chief spy for the apartheid regime, who used to keep a thick file on Bishop Tutu.

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So keep a clip file of every terrific article, photo, illustration or chart you've seen in any newspaper or magazine that could have--should have--run in your magazine.

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So keep a clip file of every terrific article, photo, illustration or chart you've seen in any newspaper or magazine that could have-- should have--run in your magazine.

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Inspector SEVILLA: It's basically just trying to keep them in a straight single file.

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Keep tax memos in a legal file, preferably with your lawyer.

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Keep legal opinions and tax memoranda in a file separate from accounting and financial statements.

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Similarly, if you claim special deductions and credits, you may need to keep your records a little longer than normal (for example, if you file a claim for a loss from worthless securities or bad debt deduction, you should keep those records for 7 years).

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If you have a big tax issue (say a lawsuit recovery, a casualty loss or conservation easement), keep that file separate.

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Keep legal opinions and memos on tax matters in a separate file.

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The company is most likely not conducting active operations (a shell) but continues to file statements to keep it in compliance (financials, required reporting forms, etc.).

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They use an MPEG-4 video codec to keep the file size down, but either way you're still going to need a mighty Memory Stick to store all those extra clips you'll be recording.

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I've got a file from every single year - how far back do I actually need to keep it?

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Keep legal issues associated with taxes (discussion of case law, IRS rulings, etc.) in a legal file.

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That went against our plan to keep this system around for a long time and eventually place it in our AV rack as a dedicated PVR and file server.

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People do not want to have to keep track of their copying, he said, referring to the current specification that would limit the number of times a file could be copied.

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