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What Would the IRS Do? Learn How to Spot a Tax Scam
Would you know if you were being set up by a tax scam? Some clever scammers take advantage of taxpayers’ anxiety about the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in order to steal your money and gain access to your personal information. The best way to combat these fraud schemes is to learn how the real IRS…
Read MoreGet Ready for Your 2014 Tax Filing
If you’re new to the workforce or haven’t had to take care of your own tax filing until this year, you might be getting anxious right now. Don’t panic! Take a look at our guide to tax time necessities and you’ll be set for this year—and know what to expect next time! Don’t Shred These!…
Read MoreCredit Card Safety: Holidays and Every Day
Don’t get scammed this holiday season—make sure you’re following the recommended practices for keeping your credit card number and other personal information safe online and off. Incoming Call? Don’t Give Out Your CC Number Never give your credit card number out over the phone to someone who calls you. If you get a call that’s…
Read MoreLet It Go at Our Chantilly, VA Shred Events!
Got clutter? Is it largely made up of papers that need to be shredded? Start the new year with a cleared-out space—bring your unneeded documents to the next TrueShred Community Shred Event. For just $10 per medium-sized box (bankers box size, approximately 10″x 12″ x 15″), we’ll shred your sensitive papers and files in our…
Read MoreHigh-Security GSA Contract Shredding
For a small business, getting on the GSA schedule is a complex process. It requires a serious investment of resources and time. So why did TrueShred make the effort to be a GSA Approved vendor? Let’s talk about what’s in it for us as a locally-owned business and what’s in it for you, the government…
Read MoreEstate Shredding
When a beloved family member or close friend passes, taking care of their estate often corresponds with several stages of grief. And rarely is it an easy job. Not only are stress and emotions running high, but estates, even small ones, typically have a lot of paperwork to be sorted. It can be difficult to…
Read MoreSupport Your Local Shredding Company!
Here at TrueShred, we are proud to be a locally-owned, family business serving the DC-Maryland-Virginia region. We know you have a lot of national shredding companies to choose from. Here’s why we think that doing business locally is the best option. Local Businesses Make Decisions at the Local Level Although we are a small company,…
Read MoreBack-to-School Internet Safety Tips
This topic is a little left of center—the center being paper shredding, our bread and butter (pardon the mixed metaphor!)—but this is the kind of information that can never be in too many places. Unless you’re raising your kids off the grid or off the screen (and if that’s the case, hey, more power to…
Read MoreRun a Tight Ship: An Organized Office Makes Compliance Easier
While we all know that a messy desk is the sign of a creative genius, when that mess extends to the rest of your office or workplace, it can lead to trouble. Especially when you need to be in compliance with any of these regulations: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1995 requires…
Read MoreThe Medium is the Message: Destroying Electronic Data
Remember saving files onto CD ROMs? Buying special shelving and racks to keep those CDs organized? It seems quaint now, like the days of LaserDiscs and Filofaxes. Unfortunately, if you still have CD ROMs full of files lying around, not only are they dead weight—they are potential leaks of data, whether yours or your clients.…
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