[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 48, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 48CFR4.705-2] [Page 72] TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION PART 4_ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS--Table of Contents Subpart 4.7_Contractor Records Retention Sec. 4.705-2 Pay administration records. (a) Payroll sheets, registers, or their equivalent, of salaries and wages paid to individual employees for each payroll period; change slips; and tax withholding statements: Retain 4 years. (b) Clock cards or other time and attendance cards: Retain 2 years. (c) Paid checks, receipts for wages paid in cash, or other evidence of payments for services rendered by employees: Retain 2 years. [48 FR 42113, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 65 FR 36022, June 6, 2000; 67 FR 70517, Nov. 22, 2002]