Top ten funny excuses for late tax returns
Clients say the funniest things…read our selection of the some of the far fetched tales given for failing to fill out those pesky tax returns on time.
There are all sorts of reasons people give for not being able to submit their tax returns on time, from the genuinely sensible to the truly ridiculous. Here are a few of our favourites from around the web*.
1. “I suffer from late filing syndrome”
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Does ANYTHING constitute an excuse ?
FACT - Last January I suffered a heart attack - In mid February when I was back home I telephoned HMRC to tell them that my return and a couple of clients would be late as I'd had a heart attack and had been in hospital having a triple by-pass.
I was told by the imbecile at HMRC - "I dont consider a heat attack to be sufficient reason for not submitting your return on time". I recorded this conversation and subsequently filed a complaint.
So - if being in intensive care due to something you certainly could not have forseen doesnt constitute a reasonable excuse I wonder just what does?
My Client said:
My pet mouse eat my ethernet connection and I couldn't connect to the internet on 31st January to file my return online.
She also claimed a family death - the mouse !