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* [[Off balance sheet]]
* [[Securitisation]]
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Revision as of 14:30, 19 July 2021

Any form of finance that does not result in a finance liability appearing on a 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.


See also