Underwear among top 10 ludicrous expense claims from HMRC

Betting slips, pants, designer watches and pet food feature on HMRC’s latest list of the most outlandish expenses customers tried to claim back on their 2014-15 self assessment returns.

With a week to go until the January 31 deadline, HMRC has released the strangest expenses as examples of how not to fill out your forms.

HMRC director general of customer services Ruth Owen said: “Year after year we receive a number of ludicrous expense claims, ranging from international holiday flights to expensiv... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...