hidden income
Off-the-books money
Hidden income is money earned but not reported to tax authorities or disclosed where required.
It may come from cash payments, offshore accounts, or unreported side work.
The term implies intentional concealment rather than accidental omission: The audit revealed thousands in hidden income.
In divorce proceedings, hidden income often refers to assets one spouse conceals from the other.
- undeclaredNot officially acknowledged
- offshoreAway from land
- tax evasionIllegally avoiding government dues
- tax shelterLegal income-shielding arrangement
- cashReady spending funds
cash business · laundering · money mule · paper trail · shell company · front company · shell game · slush fund · unreported · off the books · black money · under the table · Swiss account · audit · fraud · concealed · stash · illicit
- tax crimestax fraud, tax evasion, tax cheats, fiscal evasion, underreporting
- hidden moneysecret stash, cash stash, mattress money, wall safe, floor safe
- hidden incomeundeclared, off the books, under the table, cash in hand, cash jobs