Xero Status · History · Incident #12850

RESOLVED

AU: Xero Tax - Customers won't be able to file tax returns due to an outage with ATO services.

Major · Started Sep 7, 2026 · 1:49 AM

  • Duration

    2h 26m

  • Severity

    Major

  • Detection lead

  • User reports

Summary

AU: Xero Tax - Customers won't be able to file tax returns due to an outage with ATO services.

The ATO has resolved the issue impacting AU customers trying to file tax returns in Xero Tax.


  • Started

    Sep 7, 2026 · 1:49 AM

  • Resolved

    Sep 7, 2026 · 4:16 AM

  • Duration

    2h 26m

  • Severity

    Major

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

  • Identified

    Sep 7 · 1:49 AM Xero

    We are aware of an issue where customers cannot file tax returns or STP Fillings to ATO due to an outage with their services. Customers will be able to create tax returns but cannot file these during this time. We are monitoring ATO for updates and we'll update you as soon as we can.

  • Monitoring

    Sep 7 · 4:04 AM Xero

    The ATO has implemented a fix and we are currently monitoring the results.

  • Resolved

    Sep 7 · 4:16 AM Xero

    The ATO has resolved the issue impacting AU customers trying to file tax returns in Xero Tax.

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