Making Tax Digital for Income Tax service availability updates
HMRC maintains a dedicated page for announcements regarding the operational status and technical issues related to the Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax service. This resource provides the latest information on scheduled maintenance or unplanned downtime affecting the submission of income tax updates via compatible software.
What it means for a practice
- You can use this official source to check for service disruptions if clients experience failures when submitting MTD updates.
- Referencing this page helps determine whether technical difficulties are local to your practice software or a widespread HMRC system issue.
- Keeping track of these updates assists in managing client expectations regarding filing deadlines if service outages occur.
- The information supports your internal troubleshooting process when resolving communication errors between your accounting software and HMRC's digital systems.
Source
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Making Tax Digital for Income Tax: service availability and issues (updated 25 October 2026)