The short answer

Compare the current bill with the workflows you actually use, then check what you would lose by changing plans or leaving.

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Check the exit costs too

List active users, required features, export access and the provider’s current renewal or cancellation terms. Confirm whether a lower plan changes document access or permissions. Download required records through the supported process before an authorized account change.

IRS guidance says records may need to be kept for tax and other purposes. [1]

A small subscription saving is not useful if it strands needed records. Do not assume an export button includes every attachment, or that cancellation automatically deletes all stored personal information. Ask the provider and keep its answer.

Sources

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  1. How long should I keep records? — IRSSupports the attributed passage: IRS guidance says records may need to be kept for tax and other purposes. 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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