Following are the main objects of filing:
1. Preservation of letters for future reference.
2. Filing saves important documents from destruction.
3. If there is any dispute arising between the business house and its correspondent. It can be settled with reference to past correspondence. It can act as evidence in the court of law.
4. Some documents are legally required to be preserved for a certain number of years.
5. Sometimes, instead of placing a new order, customers are the supplier to repeat the order. In such a case reference to past letters becomes necessary.
