Would they come home if it wasn’t going to break them financially? Dave Ananth breaks down the human and economic costs of overseas student loan enforcement
AUT’s student newspaper Te Waha Nui interviews Dave Ananth about the changes to overseas student loan interest rates and the issues with the current approach to repayment and punishment.
Read this article from Rob Stock at The Post, where he highlights Dave Ananth’s work with student loan borrowers.
Dave Ananth wants to see a different approach to collecting tax arrears from businesses that probably deserve to survive by de-emphasizing hard penalty escalation and re-emphasizing early intervention to preserve viable businesses
Dave Ananth discusses student loan payment obligations and how those with loans can easily run into problems.
Dave Ananth shares his insights about the issues with the current student loan system and its inflexibility.
On RNZ Nine to Noon on 10 September 2025, Dave Ananth discussed Inland Revenue’s increasing enforcement focus.
Dave Ananth, former IRD prosecutor, was featured on Newstalk ZB’s Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald on 4 July 2025.
In theory, tax debt is simple. You owe it. You pay it. If you don’t, Inland Revenue enforces. In the real world, it’s nothing like that.
IRD tax debt negotiation is not a soft option. But when so many companies are liquidated, how much tax is actually recovered?
Malaysia is now rewarding borrowers with incentives and campaigns just to get them to repay their student loans. That alone tells you everything about the system. If repayment requires incentives, the system is not working as designed.
Timor-Leste is often overlooked in discussions about regional investment and trade. That is now changing.
Dave Ananth says the recent student loan interest relief is not designed to bring disengaged borrowers back so that recovery can be restarted
Dave Ananth sees a hardening of attitude by the IRD relating to delayed payment of PAYE deductions. No longer is it a ‘payment’ issue – they now see it as a behavioural issue and are clamping down.
Every business has a moment where the numbers don’t add up and a decision gets made.
