Gambling Tax: service availability and issues

Updated the 'Service availability' section to replace Government Gateway with HMRC online services.

Planned downtime from 5pm to 5:20pm on Thursday 15 April 2025 has been added.

The planned downtime from 6pm to 6:20pm on Friday 28 March 2025 has been cancelled.

Planned downtime from 6pm to 6:30pm on Thursday 20 March 2025 has been changed and is now from 6pm to 6:20pm on Friday 28 March 2025.

Planned downtime from 6pm to 6:30pm on Thursday 20 March 2025 has been added.

Planned downtime from 9:30pm to 10:30pm on Saturday 14 September 2024 has been added.

Planned downtime from 7am on Saturday 22 June 2024 to 9:15pm on Sunday 23 June 2024 has been added.

Planned downtime from 7am to 10:30pm on Sunday 18 February 2024 has been added.

Planned downtime from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 9 December 2023 has been changed and is now from 9am to 6:30pm on Saturday 9 December 2023.

Planned downtime from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 9 December 2023 has been added.

Planned downtime from 3pm to 6pm on Monday 6 November 2023 has been added.

Planned downtime from 8am to 7pm on Sunday 8 October 2023 has been added.

Planned downtime from 8am to 11pm on Saturday 16 July 2022 has been added.

Planned downtime from 11:59pm on Monday 4 October 2021 to 12:30am Tuesday 5 October 2021 has been added.

Planned downtime from 12pm to 12:30pm on Tuesday 5 October 2021 has been added.

Planned downtime from 6pm to 8pm on Thursday 23 September 2021 has been added.

Planned downtime from 23:59pm on Saturday 13 March 2021 to 6:30am on Sunday 14 March 2021 has been added.

Planned downtime for Friday 11 September 2020 6pm to 7am Monday 14 September 2020 has been added.

Planned downtime for Monday 25 November to Tuesday 26 November 2019 has been changed. The downtime will now take place from 9pm on Tuesday 26 November to 6am on Wednesday 27 November 2019.

You will not be able to use the HMRC Gambling Tax online service from 9pm on Monday 25 November to 6am on 26 November 2019 due to scheduled maintenance.

Planned downtime from 9pm on 12 November to 6am on 13 November 2019 has been cancelled.

Planned downtime for 9pm on 12 November 2019 until 6am on 13 November 2019.

The 'Access denied error message' service issue has been removed.

The service issue about an 'access denied' error message while trying to file returns has been updated.

The service issue about an 'access denied' error message while trying to file returns has been updated.

A service issue has been added about an 'access denied' error message while trying to file returns.

Downtime previously planned for 17 and 18 November will now take place on 24 and 25 November.

Service issue for Thursday 8 November 2018 from 6pm to 11pm has been added.

Planned downtime for 3 and 4 November will now take place on 17 and 18 November.

Planned downtime for 3 and 4 November added.

The planned downtime section has been added updated.

Planned downtime has been added to this page.

Updates on issues affecting the Gambling Tax Online Service.

Updates on issues affecting the Gambling Tax Online Service.

Updates on issues affecting the Gambling Tax Online Service affecting periods ending 31 January 2017, 28 February 2017 and 31 March 2017.

Service issues section has been updated.

Planned downtime has been added to this page.

Due to a scheduled upgrade you will be unable to access our online service between 8am and 9am on Tuesday 15 September 2015.

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