HMRC reveals 10 worst tax return excuses

HM Revenue & Customs has published what it considers to be the worst excuses for missing the January 31 tax return deadline.

A few are believable, others sound like a forgotten homework excuse, and some are outlandish, but all have been used in unsuccessful appeals against HMRC penalties for late filing.

Many of the excuses claim it was someone else’s fault – pets, girlfriends, and work colleagues - and one person even implicated US president Barack Obama.

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