Accounting & Tax Blog

Downtime 7-13 May 2026: Act Before Thursday 7/5 1pm The TFA system downtime May 2026 starts Thursday 7 May at 1:00 PM and runs until Wednesday 13 May at 7:30 AM (updated on 11 May 2026 as seen below). If you are due to file a VAT return, make a tax payment or submit a VIES statement, you need to act before then or wait until the system is back. What you need to do: • File any pending returns before Thursday 7 May, 1:00 PM • If you cannot make that window, wait until after 1