Long-term storage of paper documents can be costly and retrieval of a single archived document can be time-consuming for you or your staff. By converting to a digital format your documents can be accessed instantly, and by several people at once if required. Images can be attached to emails, vastly improving ease and cost of distribution over a paper document.
But it’s not just costs that are reduced – a full filing cabinet, or even a room-full of paper, can be converted into just a handful of CDs or DVDs.
Quality of documents is preserved – paper documents are likely to fade, tear and deteriorate over time. The possibility of multiple copies reduces the risk of losing data through damage or misplacement.
Digital images of your accounting documents are accepted by HMR&C for records-keeping purposes – shelves or archive boxes full of ring-binders dating back seven years could be a thing of the past.
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