HMRC online PAYE services to be unavailable due to shutdown
Updated 11th July 2022 | 1 min read Published 7th October 2013
HMRC has announced that due to planned IT upgrade and maintenance work, many of their online services will be unavailable to users over the next week.
From Wednesday 9 October 16:00 – Tuesday 15 October HMRC’s online PAYE service will be unavailable. HMRC released the following official statement on their website:
“Due to a scheduled upgrade;
Submissions made after Wednesday 9 October 16:00 using HMRC Online Returns & Forms, Basic PAYE Tools or commercial software for PAYE End of Year, In Year, Expenses and Benefits; Real Time Information (RTI) may not receive an acknowledgement from HMRC until Tuesday 15 October. Please do not attempt to re-send your submission.
You will not be able to access HMRC Online Returns & Forms between 06.00 Friday 11 October and 06:00 Monday 14 October.
You will not be able to access our direct debit service from 20:00 on Wednesday 9 October until 07:30 on Monday 14 October.”
The full list of services which will be unavailable can be found on the HMRC website.
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