off the books

See also: off-the-books

English

Alternative forms

off-the-books (preceding a noun only)

Prepositional phrase

off the books

(colloquial) With regard to income, undeclared for taxes and social insurance purposes, etc.
Antonym: on the books

Coordinate terms: under the counter, off the record

His company was fined for paying staff off the books.

Related terms

Translations

undeclared for tax and social insurance

Dutch: in 't zwart
French: hors des comptes
German: abseits der Konten, schwarz (de)
Hungarian: feketén (hu), zsebbe
Italian: in nero
Polish: niezaksięgowany
Serbo-Croatian: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: kayıt dışı, el altından (tr)

See also

backhander