Thread: I made 53 cents!

Just be glad we live in a civilised democratic (pronounced bureaucratic) society.

In some other country you would have been tortured, denied food and water, hung, drawn, quartered, shot, etc. Then your family would have received an invoice for costs incurred. If they could not pay the cycle would go on until no people would be left. Then America would take over .

Thanks for the story. It made my day.

Originally Posted by joel_nicholson

Yesterday I received a bill from the ATO demanding that I pay them $0.31 as a result of interest earned on a bank deposit. Yep, it came in an official envelope, full letterhead and invoice, with a 50c stamp franked on it to collect 31 cents from me. Good old HSBC paid it on my behalf and sent my TFN to the ATO so as to prevent re occurrence...

Then I received a letter from Australia post:

"Dear Mr Nicholson,

article xyz blah blah that you posted on the 15/8/07 had the incorrect value of postage attached. In good faith we delivered the article and request that you please remit payment of $0.16 at your nearest post office." Again, all in an official letter with 50c stamp.

Using bizarre logic I believe that I am $0.53 ahead of the game

Less the tax on 53c profit you made.

I work for a government agent as they like to call them selves and often see outstanding invoices for like $2 $3 and a lot less but our protcol states that three letters must be mailed out with at least a phone call prior we wright it of and yes by then we have wasted more then $3 in 3 letters numerous statement and a phone call go figure

you try and explain to some one that they owe $2 now thats fun

hehehehehehe government

Originally Posted by shorty943

Less the tax on 53c profit you made.

I can see a tax deduction for next year somewhere in this.

Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

I work for a government agent as they like to call them selves and often see outstanding invoices for like $2 $3 and a lot less but our protcol states that three letters must be mailed out with at least a phone call prior we wright it of and yes by then we have wasted more then $3 in 3 letters numerous statement and a phone call go figure

you try and explain to some one that they owe $2 now thats fun

hehehehehehe government

I used to love baiting the government agencies like that.

I would deliberately leave a few cents left to pay on bills.
Most of these letters are automatically computer generated.
Ah, the joy.

I used to do that with bills that you would pay in full on their advice, then they would bill you for 20 or 30 cents. I would then pay 50c or a dollar. They would then have to send you a cheque for the difference. Still have a couple for 20 and 30 cents in a file. They can not get you off their books until you cash it either.

Originally Posted by CraigE

I used to do that with bills that you would pay in full on their advice, then they would bill you for 20 or 30 cents. I would then pay 50c or a dollar. They would then have to send you a cheque for the difference. Still have a couple for 20 and 30 cents in a file. They can not get you off their books until you cash it either.

Oh what a beautiful mind.

Master will you teach me?

when we left Telstra we paid our final bill then they sent us a 11c bill 4 weeks later it has been 1yr i wonder if they gonna take legal action LOL