Recently a child support debtor was arrested at Wellington Airport. Our IRD sources tell us that no student loan debtors have been arrested yet, but they are actively working on some cases and that arrests can be expected in the near future.
One of our clients recently returned to New Zealand for a holiday. The IRD contacted us to advise that airport records showed that our client had recently entered the country. In another case, a new client with an IRD debt had been told to provide the IRD with banking information. They didn't do so. We became involved and the IRD told us forget about the bank information as they had already forced the bank to provide disclosure (without the taxpayer's knowledge). The point is that if you are a student loan debtor with arrears that you are probably being watched very closely.
One of our clients recently returned to New Zealand for a holiday. The IRD contacted us to advise that airport records showed that our client had recently entered the country. In another case, a new client with an IRD debt had been told to provide the IRD with banking information. They didn't do so. We became involved and the IRD told us forget about the bank information as they had already forced the bank to provide disclosure (without the taxpayer's knowledge). The point is that if you are a student loan debtor with arrears that you are probably being watched very closely.