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Xero Outage History

Daily provider-status observations and published incident history for Xero.

Operational

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57.1% of 49 verified observed days had no reported provider issue

90-Day Trend

Jul 23Oct 20

Dashed calendar markers below identify legacy observations whose source-at-observation was not recorded.

Monthly Status Summary

Month Issue-free days Days Tracked Days with issues
September 2026 46.2% 26 14

This percentage summarizes normalized provider-status observations by calendar day. It is not duration-based, component-weighted, or contractual uptime. See the methodology and limitations.

Recorded Daily Status (Last 91 Days)

Jul 22 Today
Legacy observation Operational Degraded Partial Outage Major Outage Maintenance No Data

Incident History

September 2026
UK: Delay with processing HMRC connected services (CIS, Corporate Tax, Personal Tax, Partnership Tax, Payroll)
minor Observed active window 22h 36m

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Started:

UK Payroll
monitoring
HMRC has resolved the issue that caused delayed responses from its services. We are monitoring the results.
identified
HMRC have let us know that there is an ongoing investigation into the delayed responses from their services which is impacting UK customers using CIS, Personal tax, Partnership Tax, Payroll and Corporation tax.
investigating
We're aware that UK customers using CIS, Personal tax, Partnership Tax, Payroll and Corporation tax may experience a delay in filings processing. This is due to our systems receiving errors from HMRC's services. We have contacted HMRC for assistance.
ATO services may be unavailable
major Observed active window 8m

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Started:

Tax Reporting - BAS, TPAR AU Payroll
identified
ATO is experiencing an outage. Our team is working with the ATO to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Please check our Xero Status page for updates and try again later.
AU: Customers are experiencing errors when using Activity Statement Prefill
minor Observed active window 7h 23m

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Started:

Tax Reporting - BAS, TPAR
monitoring
The ATO have implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.
identified
We're continuing to work with the ATO on this issue, who are investigating on their end. Customers can still file Activity Statements to the ATO.
identified
We’re aware that some customers are experiencing errors when using Activity Statement Prefill. We’re working with the ATO to identify the cause and will provide an update when we have more information.
UK: MTD IT - Some customers receiving errors
minor Observed active window 3h 54m

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Started:

Tax Reporting - UK VAT & MTD
monitoring
Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.
identified
We have identified the cause of the issue where some UK customers trying to submit via MTD IT are receiving error messages. Our team are working on a fix for this issue.
investigating
We are aware some UK customers trying to submit filings via MTD IT are receiving error messages. Our team is investigating this with urgency.
AU: Xero Tax - Customers won't be able to file tax returns due to an outage with ATO services.
major Observed active window 2h 35m

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Started:

Tax Reporting - BAS, TPAR Xero Tax (AU)
monitoring
The ATO has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.
identified
We are aware of an issue where customers cannot file tax returns or STP Fillings to ATO due to an outage with their services. Customers will be able to create tax returns but cannot file these during this time. We are monitoring ATO for updates and we'll update you as soon as we can.
UK: Tax - MTD and VAT unavailable
critical Observed active window 3h 49m

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Started:

Tax Reporting - UK VAT & MTD
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
Global: Invoice Emails - some invoice, quote and statement emails may be delayed
minor Observed active window 3h 23m

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Started:

Invoicing, Bills & Quotes
monitoring
Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.
investigating
We are aware that customers trying to send invoices, quotes and statements from Xero are experiencing a delay in those emails being delivered. Our team is investigating this with urgency. Please note that all emails are being queued and will be sent once this issue is resolved.
August 2026
Australia: Xero Tax - customers are experiencing issues with prefilling and lodging tax returns to the ATO
major Observed active window 1h 44m

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Started:

Xero Tax (AU)
monitoring
Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.
identified
We are aware of an issue where some customers are unable to prefill or lodge tax returns from Xero Tax. Our team is has identified the cause and is working on a fix.
Australia: Xero Tax - customers are experiencing issues with prefilling and lodging tax returns to the ATO
major Observed active window 2h 18m

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Started:

Xero Tax (AU)
monitoring
The ATO has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.
identified
We are aware of an issue with the ATO where customers are unable to prefill or lodge tax returns from Xero Tax. This is our top priority and we will update you as soon as we can.
UK: Tax - Errors and slowness with MTD ITSA and VAT
minor Observed active window 2h 29m

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Started:

Tax Reporting - UK VAT & MTD
investigating
We are aware some UK customers are experiencing slowness and error pages when using MTD ITSA or UK VAT. This is due to an increased error rate at HMRC services. We are investigating the issue and in contact with HMRC.

Legacy Incident Archive

27 archived records restored. These records predate source-at-observation attestation. They are shown as historical ServiceAlert records only and do not establish a provider-reported incident, resolution, duration, or current active state.

May 2026
Global: Xero- some customers may be experiencing issues in Xero
major Source not attested
Last archived state: resolved
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identified
We have identified what is preventing customers from navigating in Xero. This is our top priority and we will update you as soon as we can.
investigating
We are aware some customers trying to access Xero are experiencing an error. Our team is investigating this with urgency.
Global: Xero - some customers may be experiencing errors in Xero
major Source not attested
Last archived state: resolved
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monitoring
Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.
identified
We have identified what is impacting customers trying to navigate and use Xero This is our top priority and we will update you as soon as we can.
April 2026
Global: Xero - Customers are experiencing issues accessing Xero
critical Source not attested
Last archived state: resolved
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investigating
We are aware customers trying to access Xero are experiencing errors. Our team is investigating this with urgency.
Global: Xero - Some customers may be experiencing slowness and errors across Xero
minor Source not attested
Last archived state: resolved
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investigating
We are aware some customers trying to navigate Xero are experiencing intermittent slowness and errors. Our team is investigating this with urgency.
Global: Hubdoc - Errors and performance issues
major Source not attested
Last archived state: resolved
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investigating
We are aware that some customers are experiencing error messageas and performance issues when using Hubdoc. Our team is investigating this with urgency.
AU: Tax - Some customers are experiencing an issue accessing tax returns.
minor Source not attested
Last archived state: resolved
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monitoring
Our team has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.
identified
We have identified what is impacting AU customers trying to access tax returns in Practice Tools.
investigating
We are aware AU customers trying to tax returns in Practice Tools are experiencing an issue. Our team is investigating this with urgency.
Global: Xero - Some users are experiencing errors across Xero
minor Source not attested
Last archived state: resolved
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investigating
We are aware some customers are experiencing errors across Xero. Our team is investigating this with urgency.