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.
