Terri's File Folder List

As mentioned in the Working Solo Minute (1/2/08, #001), here's a list of the file folders I create with my LabelWriter each January. I place them on third-cut manila file folders, and have them ready to go during the first week of the year. They replace the previous year's files, which get transferred to a cardboard banker's box and moved to storage after taxes are complete.

Use this list as a guide to create your own system. The numbers on some of the files refer to the Chart of Accounts for my corporate bookkeeping. They are in pairs because the LabelWriter software creates two labels at a time.


WORKING SOLO FILE FOLDER LIST

WSI Deposits 2008
Bank Statements 2008

Bank Credit Line 2008
Check Stubs/Voided Checks 2008

[Credit Card #1] 2008
[Credit Card #2] 2008

6-1018 Auto Expenses 2008
6-1085 Dues & Subscriptions 2008

6-1250 Outside Labor 2008
6-1350 Office Expenses 2008

6-1360 Online Expenses 2008
6-1370 Postage & Shipping 2008

6-1390 Prof. Development 2008
6-1401 Accounting Fees 2008

6-1405 Legal Fees 2008
6-1410 Pubs & Ref. Mtls. 2008

6-1440 Rent 2008
6-1450 Repairs & Maintenance 2008

6-1500 Telephone 2008
6-1500 Cell Phone 2008
(I keep these in two separate folders just to keep them organized more easily.)

(The following are for travel receipts, by quarter. When I traveled more frequently, I had a file folder for each month.)
Jan/Feb/March 2008 Receipts
April/May/June 2008 Receipts
July/Aug/Sept 2008 Receipts
Oct/Nov/Dec 2008 Receipts

Misc. Receipts 2008
Misc. Business Mail 2008

Equipment Purchases 2008
Other Financial Accounts 2008