UK Revenue officials recently released some entertaining excuses from taxpayers:

• One taxpayer claimed their mother-in law was a witch and had cursed them.

• Some said that hamsters and dogs had eaten the post.

• A taxpayer was up a mountain and without internet access.

• Some strange expense claims were received, such as pet food for a Shih Tzu ‘guard dog’ and a meals claim of 250 days of sausages and chips eaten at a cost of £4.50 per day.

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