Critical incident

Xero: UK: Tax - MTD and VAT unavailable

Sep 2, 2026, 14:05 UTC

started

17:53 UTC

resolved

3 h 49 min

duration

Affected: Tax Reporting - UK VAT & MTD

Current status of Xero: Operational — live Xero status

Timeline

Sep 2, 2026, 14:05 UTC
investigating
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
Sep 2, 2026, 17:53 UTC
resolved
HMRC have let us know that the issue with the MTD and VAT services has been resolved and they are not operating as normal.

Updates as published by Xero (original).

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