Confessions of a VAT Inspector

From flambé to fraud - tales of life as a VAT Control Officer working for HM Customs & Excise

By: Dawn Fallon

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

When Dawn Fallon abandons her ambitions to be a professional musician and becomes a Civil Servant little does she realise she would be given a job as a VAT Control Officer - a job she struggles with on many levels, but with the help and support of her senior colleagues, she achieves a promotion, though finds the job no less difficult.
The job brings her into contact with some bizarre situations and an interesting variety of business people. As she visits businesses to inspect their accounts for Value Added Tax purposes, researches whether sheep semen is taxable, grapples with solving why a busy Chinese takeaway is making a huge loss and struggles to understand double-entry bookkeeping, will it become a job for life? Or will she find a way to follow her passion for music?

A very entertaining book that kept me laughing.

I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook by Dawn Fallon; its engaging story was a perfect companion as I biked along the breezy path. The hours flew by as she thrilled me with the riveting details of her unique job as a VAT inspector. Before I knew it, my ride was done, so I eagerly started another of her books.