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Revision as of 13:35, 31 August 2016
Any form of finance that does not result in a corresponding liability appearing on a reporting entity's published balance sheet.
On double entry bookkeeping principles the asset being financed cannot appear either.
The effect of such financing and accounting methods is to show the entity's borrowings and financial risk at a lower level than they really are.
