A lot of the information we interact with on a daily basis is now fully digital, whether that be shopping for curtains on e-commerce platforms, ordering a ride-share, or even paying for groceries with mobile wallets.
The convenience is surely a huge advantage, but there are certain documents that you either must have in old-fashioned paper or they’re better kept private that way. Nevertheless, it is often quite helpful to have some of these documents digitally scanned and available either on a private file folder on your computer or phone, on the cloud, or simply for the purpose of sharing.
Moreover, many scanned documents can also sometimes suffice as evidence when the real document isn’t at hand or can even be helpful in obtaining replacement documents should you lose the original.
Here are some important things you should consider when digitally scanning in Melbourne with Print on Demand:
Many government documents are still printed on paper, and if you’re in your late thirties or older that’s probably the only format that was available when you were born or young. Things like your birth certificate, a marriage certificate, and personal identification cards can be scanned for your convenience and for sharing purposes.
Proving your identity often requires you to show the original document, but in some cases it’s a lot more convenient and efficient to share a PDF or high-resolution photo of the document instead.
Digital backups of legal documents can give you extra peace of mind and a quick way to reference paper documents used in legal proceedings or contracts, for example.
This can include documents like trusts, wills, affidavits, power of attorney letters, property deeds and titles, vehicle ownership documents, and so on. Moreover, digitising evidence to be used in formal litigation can also be beneficial for sharing with lawyers representing you during divorce or child custody hearings, for example.
Perhaps one of the least pleasant ways to spend your weekend is poring over your insurance policies. Not many would do this for fun, but the moment we have an incident occur, it’s a whole different matter altogether. When you need to know if a claim will be covered by your insurance policy, you’d better have it available so that you can act quickly to get coverage as needed.
Insurance documents can be quite a few pages long, and it’s often much more convenient to have them digitised for future reference, especially if you’re away from home and want to make a claim.
Digitise copies of insurance policies such as your home insurance, vehicle, life, travel, or other policies so that you can access them from your laptop or phone no matter where you may be.
Whereas many healthcare providers have largely gone digital for their own record-keeping, you quite likely still have many paper documents with important medical information such as your immunisation schedule, prescriptions, medical history, referrals to specialists, and so on.
While some of these must typically be shown in paper format (e.g. prescriptions at a pharmacy), many can help you keep your medical history digitally organised for your own convenience and so that you can safely store the originals away for peace of mind.
Last but certainly not least – indeed, perhaps one of the most important – financial records like receipts, invoices, quarterly statements, and tax returns strongly benefit from scanning and digitising.
While you should always have the originals on hand, digitised copies can help make tax lodging more organised and efficient, perhaps even saving you money since you can more easily record tax-deductible actions, for example.
Scan your documents today at Print on Demand.
