SafeSend Outage History

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SafeSend had 3 outages in the last 2 years totaling 11h 22m of downtime — averaging 0.1 incidents per month.

There were 3 SafeSend outages since March 10, 2026 totaling 11h 22m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://safesend.statuspage.io

Critical September 15, 2026

Service Interruption - Client Experience Loading Issues

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 15, 2026, 02:30 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 15, 2026, 08:54 PM UTC
Duration
6h 23m
Affected: Returns
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. investigating Sep 15, 2026, 02:30 PM UTC

    We are aware of a service interruption affecting the SafeSend Returns client experience, are investigating the cause, and will provide updates as we learn more. Impact: Reduced functionality Thank you for your patience.

  2. investigating Sep 15, 2026, 02:30 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. investigating Sep 15, 2026, 03:31 PM UTC

    Investigating - We are aware of a service interruption affecting the SafeSend Returns client experience. Taxpayers are currently unable to login or access SafeSend Returns. We are actively investigating the cause, and appreciate your patience on this busy tax deadline day. We will share updates as we learn more.

  4. monitoring Sep 15, 2026, 04:02 PM UTC

    We are aware of a brief disruption affecting the SafeSend Returns client experience. The issue has been resolved, and the login functionality is restored. We will continue to monitor our internal metrics and customer contacts to confirm full resolution.

  5. resolved Sep 15, 2026, 08:54 PM UTC

    Our metrics and internal testing continue to indicate SafeSend Returns remain in a healthy state. In addition, no new customer contacts have been received that are associated with this issue. Given this, we will move this incident to resolved status.

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Minor April 10, 2026

Service Interruption - SafeSend Tax Returns Loading/Errors for Client Experience and Client View

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 10, 2026, 04:51 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 10, 2026, 08:42 PM UTC
Duration
3h 51m
Affected: Returns
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Apr 10, 2026, 04:51 PM UTC

    We are aware of a service interruption affecting Tax Returns, are investigating the cause, and will provide updates as we learn more. Impact: Reduced functionality. Thank you for your patience.

  2. investigating Apr 10, 2026, 04:51 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. identified Apr 10, 2026, 07:20 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  4. resolved Apr 10, 2026, 08:42 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major March 10, 2026

Access Code Email Delivery

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 10, 2026, 01:59 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 10, 2026, 03:07 PM UTC
Duration
1h 7m
Affected: ReturnsGatherOrganizersExtensionsExchange
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Mar 10, 2026, 01:59 PM UTC

    Clients are reporting that access codes are not being delivered to their email addresses. We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. resolved Mar 10, 2026, 03:07 PM UTC

    This issue is now resolved. You may have received email notifications that delivery failed, but any new email deliveries will go through.

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