The short answer
Close a ticket when the work and remaining issues are documented—not merely when an invoice arrives.
Use a completion record
- Identify the work performed and the equipment or location affected.
- Attach the contractor’s functional check and relevant completion photo.
- List unresolved items with an owner and follow-up date; do not bury them in “complete.”
The IRS identifies service descriptions and invoices as supporting expense records. [1]
For a replaced faucet, the invoice confirms spending; the service note should explain what was installed and checked. A tenant’s reply can add useful context, but silence is not evidence that the repair works.
Sources
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- What kind of records should I keep? — IRSSupports the attributed passage: The IRS identifies service descriptions and invoices as supporting expense records. The practical workflow and labeled examples are the publication’s own applications, not source-reported cases. Source checked Sep 8, 2026.
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