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Late filing excuses

17 January 2020
Categories: News

HMRC has listed on its website ten of the most weird excuses it has received from customers who missed the 31 January self-assessment deadline over the last ten years.

In reverse order, they are:

10. Caravan rental for the Easter weekend;

9. I was up a mountain in Wales, and couldn’t find a post box or get an internet signal;

8. My dog ate the post … again;

7. Claiming £4.50 for sausage and chips meal expenses for 250 days;

6. My hamster ate my post;

5. I’ve been cruising round the world in my yacht, and only picking up post when I’m on dry land;

4. A music subscription so I can listen to music while I work;

3. Pet food for a Shih Tzu ‘guard dog’;

2. A DJ was too busy with a party lifestyle – spinning the deck….in a bowls club; and

1. My mother-in-law is a witch and put a curse on me.

All the excuses and expenses listed above were unsuccessful.

 

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