Making Tax Digital for VAT — service availability and issues
Updated 28 May 2024
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Service availability
Full service available.
Sign up for Making Tax Digital for VAT
This service is no longer available.
Most businesses have now signed up to Making Tax Digital for VAT. HMRC will be signing up all remaining businesses to Making Tax Digital for VAT automatically, unless they are exempt or have applied for exemption.
You can no longer sign yourself up and agents no longer need to sign up clients.
You must now use software that is compatible with Making Tax Digital for VAT and keep digital records, unless you have been granted exemption or are awaiting a decision on an application for exemption.
Find software that’s compatible with Making Tax Digital for VAT.
Planned downtime
Saturday 22 June 2024 7am to 9:15pm Sunday 23 June 2024
Due to scheduled maintenance from 7am on Saturday 22 June 2024 to 9:15pm on Sunday 23 June 2024, the following services will be unavailable:
- VAT registration service
- claim VAT enrolment
- VAT view and change
- VAT penalties and appeals service
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Service issues
None.
Other services
Check the availability and issues of other services.