I Am A Moron

[liadnan]

In my pigeonhole this morning:

"Dear [Liadnan]
On your recent VAT return you entered X in box 3 as your gross VAT for the quarter and in box 4 that you were reclaiming Y as VAT on purchases in the quarter. However, the figure you then entered in box 5 as the sum due to HMCE, Z, for which you also sent us a cheque* is 1000 pounds more than X-Y. We suggest you may have omitted to carry a 1 in the thousands and return your form for correction.
Love,
Her Majesty's Commissioners of Customs and Excise.

Or words to that effect.

As I said to the pleasant lady in Cardiff on the phone, this goes some way to explaining why I'm quite so poor this month.

*Which they have cashed. Obvs.

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[sshi.livejournal.com]

Sorry, Allied Irish Banks, one of the two main Irish banks.

I'm seriously considering it, family loyalty aside - both uncle and grandfather worked there. Come to think of it, they're probably both spinning in their graves at the recent carry-on...