off-the-books

[ awf-thuh-books, of- ]

adjective

1. not recorded in account books or not reported as taxable income.

Example Sentences

It relates to suspicions of "covering up serious tax fraud and off-the-books work", according to the PNF.

From BBC

For off-the-books assistance, she calls a man with whom she has a complicated past.

From Los Angeles Times

There then followed further allegations of misreporting financial information centred on documents that claimed to show secret 'off-the-books' payments to then-manager Roberto Mancini via consultancy fees from a club in Abu Dhabi, and giving players more money than was officially going through the accounts so that recorded spending was less than it actually was.

From BBC

He pointed to several recent shootings at off-the-books rental properties that he said underscored the need for police involvement.

From Los Angeles Times

In his speech, Mr Wilkie claimed "off-the-books" tests were conducted at a Melbourne pathology clinic and facilitated by a former AFL chief medical officer.

From BBC