{"id":2663,"date":"2026-02-22T14:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/?p=2663"},"modified":"2026-02-22T14:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:56:15","slug":"softly-softly-by-sarah-mawson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/softly-softly-by-sarah-mawson\/","title":{"rendered":"Softly, softly\u2026 by Sarah Mawson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nudge letters are a powerful tool for tax compliance, says Sarah Mawson.<br><br>It\u2019s no secret that HMRC\u2019s use of nudge letters has become a key method in their attempt to improve tax compliance. These letters are designed to encourage taxpayers to self-correct errors in their tax affairs. While these letters can appear as a friendly reminder, their growing use signals a shift toward a more active HMRC with a renewed focus on upstream compliance. In this article, we explore the purpose of nudge letters, their effectiveness, and examine some of the ongoing campaigns that HMRC is focusing on in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the full article below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Softly-softly\u2026-by-Sarah-Mawson.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Softly, softly\u2026 by Sarah Mawson.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-83ee59b4-61f5-4c2e-a1f2-a68b679814a5\" href=\"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Softly-softly\u2026-by-Sarah-Mawson.pdf\">Softly, softly\u2026 by Sarah Mawson<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Softly-softly\u2026-by-Sarah-Mawson.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-83ee59b4-61f5-4c2e-a1f2-a68b679814a5\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nudge letters are a powerful tool for tax compliance, says Sarah Mawson. It\u2019s no secret that HMRC\u2019s use of nudge letters has become a key method in their attempt to improve tax compliance. These letters are designed to encourage taxpayers to self-correct errors in their tax affairs. While these letters can appear as a friendly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2663","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-february-march-2025"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2663"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2665,"href":"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2663\/revisions\/2665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taxinvestigation.co\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}