HMRC will be undergoing scheduled maintenance over this weekend, during which time Making Tax Digital services will be affected.
The maintenance will take place between 7:45 pm on Saturday 22 August and 4:30 pm on Monday 24 August 2020.
The work will allow HMRC to release additional functionality, including improvements to the registration process.
During this time, customers will be unable to:
- submit returns
- set up new direct debits or amend or cancel existing ones
- sign up for Making Tax Digital
- view previous submissions and payment details
This downtime will affect MTDfVAT.
Details of the planned downtime have also been published on GOV.UK