Belegarchiv
Belegarchiv is a repository for evidentiary documents used to prove business transactions and other activities within an organization. It can be physical, digital, or a hybrid system and is intended to ensure the integrity, accessibility, and long‑term preservation of documents that serve as proof, such as invoices, receipts, contracts, delivery notes, and meeting minutes. In practice, a Belegarchiv may be maintained by a company, a public body, or an accounting service provider and forms part of records management and compliance infrastructure.
The primary purpose is to support auditing, tax reporting, financial control, legal compliance, and historical research.
Organization and processes involve classification, indexing, and retention scheduling to determine how long items are kept
Legal and regulatory context varies by jurisdiction but commonly includes tax, corporate, and data protection laws.