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Writing from Meridian’s practices, alongside clearly attributed external commentary and media coverage.
Podcast interview
Hosted by Mina Amso. Dave discusses student loans, tax disputes and negotiations with Inland Revenue. Explore the individual extracts in the archive below.
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This material is general information only and is not legal or financial advice. Outcomes depend on the facts and the law applying to each matter. Past outcomes do not guarantee future results. Inland Revenue and the courts retain responsibility for their decisions.
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When a viable business can repay its tax debt over five years but cannot sustain a three-year plan, what should Inland Revenue do? Writing in interest.co.nz, Dave Ananth examines repayment timeframes, business cashflow and the case for assessing longer arrangements against realistic recovery prospects. Read the full commentary at interest.co.nz.
interest.co.nz · English
Education Post reports on Dave Ananth’s overseas student-loan work following his RNZ Nine to Noon interview.
Education Post · English
Read The Property Journal’s Korean-language coverage of student-loan relief, featuring Dave Ananth’s comments reported by RNZ. Explore the options discussed, noting that outcomes depend on individual circumstances.
The Property Journal · 한국어 / Korean
RNZ reports on the new interest-relief powers for overseas borrowers with overdue student loans, featuring Dave Ananth’s comments on remission and settlement requirements.
RNZ Business · English
Dave Ananth speaks to RNZ Nine to Noon about overdue New Zealand student loans and overseas-based borrowers, including the April law change giving the Inland Revenue Commissioner power to provide interest relief and existing powers to reduce penalties.
RNZ Nine to Noon · English
When family assistance is brought in to resolve significant personal or tax debt, it should not be treated merely as a source of cash. According to debt specialist Dave Ananth, finding money is not the same as solving the underlying financial problem. Tapping into retirement savings or property equity shifts the financial risk and exposes loved ones to long-term vulnerability. Before committing family support, parties must carefully evaluate whether the payment truly resolves the crisis or simply postpones the inevitable.
interest.co.nz · English
A tax payment arrangement with Inland Revenue can give a viable business short-term breathing room, but it cannot fix an underlying business model that lacks cash flow. Business owners must ensure they can cover ongoing, current tax obligations while clearing historic debt, rather than relying on unpaid taxes as permanent working capital.
interest.co.nz · English
Two clips from the same anonymised matter show how addressing business viability formed part of a credible tax-debt proposal.
Notes From The Executive · English
Dave Ananth uses a medical analogy to explain why early advice can preserve options in a developing tax matter.
Notes From The Executive · English
Dave Ananth explains the practical role of professional intervention when communication with Inland Revenue has not resolved a tax matter.
Notes From The Executive · English
Dave Ananth discusses keeping tax money separate and recognising when unpaid tax points to a deeper business problem.
Notes From The Executive · English
PAYE arrears require early attention. Dave Ananth discusses employer deductions and the potential consequences of persistent non-compliance.
Notes From The Executive · English
Unresolved tax debt can grow while options narrow. Dave Ananth explains why early engagement matters.
Notes From The Executive · English
RNZ Checkpoint interviews Dave Ananth about National’s proposed changes to student-loan repayments and overseas borrower enforcement.
RNZ Checkpoint · English
Dave Ananth explains section 145A and the role of full financial disclosure and realistic repayment proposals in resolving overseas student-loan debt.
interest.co.nz · English
Three News features Dave Ananth’s analysis of proposed student-loan reform and overseas borrower engagement. Read the coverage on DaveTaxNZ.
Three News · English
RNZ examines how New Zealand’s tax debt reached $9.4 billion, why small and medium businesses account for most of it, and the renewed focus on collection.
RNZ Business · English
Dave Ananth discusses crypto-asset disposals, transaction records and Inland Revenue’s approach to crypto tax.
interest.co.nz · English
RNZ’s Nine to Noon interviews Dave Ananth about Inland Revenue’s continuing tax-debt enforcement.
RNZ · English
Dave Ananth explains why people and viable businesses facing tax or student-loan arrears should engage with Inland Revenue early and seek a workable resolution.
RNZ Nine to Noon · English
Steve Kilgallon reports on an overseas borrower’s arrest at Auckland Airport and the student-loan case involving Dave Ananth.
Stuff · English
Dave Ananth considers digital tax administration and the practical support small businesses need as compliance systems change.
interest.co.nz · English
A student-loan guide for New Zealanders living in Australia, covering how to review a balance and engage with Inland Revenue.
DaveTax · English
Dave Ananth discusses student-loan enforcement at the border and the importance of addressing repayment issues before travel.
DaveTax · English
The Platform NZ interviews Dave Ananth about overseas borrowers and the process of addressing student-loan debt.
The Platform NZ · English
Adelina Ong explains Overseas Investment Act changes and the considerations for overseas purchasers of New Zealand residential property.
Meridian Partners · English
Dave Ananth examines overseas borrower disengagement and asks whether the student-loan system has kept pace with international mobility.
interest.co.nz · English
Te Waha Nui reports on communication of overseas student-loan interest changes, with comment from Dave Ananth.
Te Waha Nui · English
Dave Ananth considers tax arrears, business viability and the timing of Inland Revenue enforcement.
DaveTax · English
Free Malaysia Today presents a video based on Dave Ananth’s commentary about PTPTN’s repayment system.
Free Malaysia Today · English
Dave Ananth’s opinion piece examines incentives, income-linked repayment and the design of Malaysia’s PTPTN student-loan system.
Free Malaysia Today · English
Dave Ananth comments on Inland Revenue’s approach to delayed PAYE deductions and the position of businesses under cashflow pressure.
Meridian Partners · English
Dave Ananth questions whether the student-loan interest-relief framework addresses disengagement among overseas borrowers.
interest.co.nz · English
Dave Ananth considers investment, trade and New Zealand’s relationship with Timor-Leste.
Meridian Partners · English
Dave Ananth discusses PAYE compliance, enforcement and the need for businesses to address payment difficulties.
Meridian Partners · English
Arena Williams referred to Dave Ananth’s reported work assisting overseas borrowers during the extended parliamentary sitting on 26 March 2026.
New Zealand Parliament · Hansard · English
Dave Ananth considers the repayment obligations facing overseas student-loan borrowers and how arrears can develop.
interest.co.nz · English
Dave Ananth examines how timing and administrative decisions affect tax-debt enforcement.
interest.co.nz · English
Dave Ananth argues for greater flexibility in the treatment of interest for overseas student-loan borrowers.
interest.co.nz · English
Dave Ananth discusses commercial judgement, business viability and discretion in Inland Revenue tax-debt decisions.
DaveTax · English
Dave Ananth considers the relationship between liquidation, negotiation and sustainable tax recovery.
DaveTax · English
RNZ’s Nine to Noon interviews Dave Ananth about enforcement of overseas student-loan debt.
RNZ · English
John MacDonald discusses student-loan enforcement on Newstalk ZB, featuring comment from Dave Ananth.
Newstalk ZB · English
Catherine McGregor reports on overseas student-loan enforcement and Dave Ananth’s work assisting borrowers to negotiate penalty relief.
The Spinoff · English
Rob Stock profiles Dave Ananth’s work with overseas student-loan borrowers in The Post.
The Post · English
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