tax.service.gov.uk is UP as of 14:09 UTC, 12 Sep 2026 (checked from Singapore; also up from Boston). 0 user reports in the last hour.
✅ tax.service.gov.uk is up
It's responding for us right now. If it isn't loading for you, the problem is most likely on your end.
- Status
- HTTP 200
- Response time
- 2176 ms
- IP address
- 3.11.200.26
- Protocol
- HTTPS
- Server
- nginx
- Redirected to
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs
- TLS cert
- Checked
- Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:09:58 GMT
Redirects to https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs
Checked from: ✅ Singapore: up · 2176 ms✅ Boston: up · 1199 ms
ℹ️ Government portals often go down for scheduled maintenance or during filing deadlines; a slow or error response here usually means overload rather than a full outage.
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HMRC online services status history live
Latest 2176 ms · peak 4620 ms
- Uptime (24h)
- 100%
- Uptime (7d)
- 100%
- Last down
- Not in the last 7 days
- Checks (24h)
- 289
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