Xero incident

UK: Tax - MTD and VAT unavailable

Resolved after 3 hours 48 minutes, affecting Tax Reporting - UK VAT & MTD, on September 2, 2026.

resolved Sep 02, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC

HMRC have let us know that the issue with the MTD and VAT services has been resolved and they are not operating as normal.

Started
Sep 02, 2026, 02:05 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 02, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC
Duration
3h 48m
Detected by Pingoru
Sep 02, 2026, 02:05 PM UTC

Affected components

Tax Reporting - UK VAT & MTD

Update timeline

  1. investigating Sep 02, 2026, 02:05 PM UTC

    HMRC have let us know that the Making Tax Digital (MTD) and VAT service is currently unavailable. HMRC are investigating and working to resolve the issue as a priority

  2. resolved Sep 02, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC

    HMRC have let us know that the issue with the MTD and VAT services has been resolved and they are not operating as normal.

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