1. Just as we were about to leave the restaurant, the waiter came running up to apologize there had been a ________ in the bill.

2. She got quite angry about the size of the invoice until it was pointed out that it was the government who ________ the value added tax.

3. In order to cut down the expenses of compiling and sending out the invoices, you need to employ an ________ administrator.

4. I had a letter from the office of the Collector of Taxes telling me that I had to pay back all the money I ________ over the last 3 years.

5. It doesn't happen very often but I actually got some money from the tax office and with the ________ I'm going to treat myself.

6. In view of our previous orders over the last year we were offered a 10% ________ on any future dealings.

7. Once the applications have been looked at the usual procedure for the panel is to follow ________ the references of those candidates who have been shortlisted.

8. You should have read the ________ of payment as soon as you received the invoice for the goods.

9. He is in a terrible rush to complete his tax returns by Tuesday otherwise he won't be able to reach the ________ .

10. Whenever a member of staff makes a claim for travel expenses, they have to provide a ________ account of their journeys.