Did you know that in almost every country an entrepreneur is obliged to keep their administration for at least a couple of years for the tax authorities? In the Netherlands for example entrepreneurs are obliged to keep their administration for at least 7 years! What exactly should you save? What is the best way to save your documents? If you want to know how long you are obligated to keep your administration, we would recommend you to look it up at the internet! 

The PDF/A-3 standard is an in 2012 published standard. PDF/A-3 is completely based on the guidelines which are decided by ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) in ISO standard 19005-3.

The PDF/A-2 standard is a publicized standard from 2011. In contrast to PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2 is entirely based on the guidelines set up by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), and have be recorded in ISO standard 19005-2.

PDF/A-2 is the best standarised format to archive your digital documents!

PDF/A-1 (Portable Document Format Archivable) is the first official PDF standard (ISO 19005-1). PDF/A makes it possible to save digital files in a safe and good way, such that these files are suited for long term archiving. (the "A" stands for Archive).