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JOHN T NEWTH FCA, FTII, FIIT, ATT introduces some lighthearted fare for the festive season
CHRISTMAS WOULDN'T BE Christmas without Taxation's selection of funny extraordinary or just plain ludicrous stories.
The good old days
Some of us look back to the good old days when one actively engaged in civilised correspondence with the local tax office. Extracts from the following purportedly genuine letters to HMRC first published in the Daily Mail illustrate just how entertaining an occupation this could be:
- 'Please send me a claim form as I have had a baby. I had one before but it got dirty and I burnt it.'
- 'I received your income tax form but had to go into hospital an hour afterwards.'
- 'I have not been living with my husband for several years and have much pleasure in enclosing his last will and testament.'
- From a poultry keeper: 'I hereby appeal on the grounds that your estimate is based on chickens counted...
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