Regarding bill books and expenses files

kya purane fy ka bill book aur expenses file Rakhine chayea ya is ko disposed kardena se koi dikkat to nae hai. Fy matlab 2014-15 se leke 2019-20 tak
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This discussion clarifies the retention period for old financial records like bill books and expense files. While GST law generally requires keeping records for 6 years (72 months) from the annual return due date, it's advisable to retain them for at least 8 years for income tax assessments. Records pertaining to fixed assets and capital expenses should be kept even longer. Digitising these records is also recommended for easier storage and management.

Keep last 8 years books. Earlier than that you can dispose.
However it's best of you have all previous years data in digital format.
Last 8 years bill books should be retained
Why we keep last 8 years bill books

For income tax assessments. You need records for that. Gst law prescribes 5 years.

And in today's digital age keep all your data in digital formats. Easy to store and handle

8 years is prescribed as per law and as per gst that should be 5 years

Under GST Act as per section 36 of the CGST act 2017 , every registered person has to maintain books of Accounts for 72 month ( 6 years) .

72 months ( 6 yeras ) from  the due date of furnishing of annual  return for the  year  pertaining to such  accounts and  records . 

Maintain all the records at least for 8 years
But for records pertaining to fixed assets, investments and other capital expenses must be maintained even if they are more than 8 years old
8 year for which

if you were an assessee in VAT regime and any of your assessments are pending. then due date is 5 years from such assessments.

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