Are you one of the Top 10 oddities published and referred to by HMRC as bizarre, exotic and flimsy? The Top 10 oddest excuses range from “My pet goldfish died” to “I had a run-in with a cow” right through to not knowing the deadline and “My bad back means I can’t go upstairs. That’s where my tax return is”. One London accountant was even too busy submitting his clients’ tax returns to do his own!