Wife receives HMRC letter about her husband's death - while he was sat next to her eating his lunch
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA wife received a HMRC letter wishing her condolences on the death of her husband - who was eating his lunch next to her when she opened it.
Linda Clark, 74, got the correspondence from HM Revenue and Customs regarding the apparent death of her husband Michael, 77.
The couple said they were left extremely “alarmed” over the mistake. Mrs Clark said: "The letter asked me to contact HMRC as soon as possible because I might owe tax on his money, or they might owe tax.
I proceeded to contact them straight away. After spending nearly an hour on the phone to them, and them speaking to my husband, they agreed that he was very much alive. READ MORE: The North West school where students are skiving every 1 in 7 days READ MORE: Decision to axe Manchester Christmas Lights Switch-on event branded 'absolutely disgusting' "They could not tell us when he allegedly died, if a death certificate had been provided, or when he had died.
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