From 6334d927393b09227ae0acd944ae6ad10d4ff0c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:08:40 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Initial documentation of Statement tag. --- npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md b/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md index d9b7808..859e36e 100644 --- a/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md +++ b/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md @@ -195,6 +195,27 @@ Some examples of appropriate uses of the `Invoice:` tag are: reimburse (e.g., an expense report, requesting for reimbursement of travel expenses). +#### Statement Tag + +The `Statement:` tag refers to any sort of written statement received from an +external party (or even perhaps generated internally) that provides document, +insight, or other information about the transaction. The value of the +`Statement:` tag is always a valid pathname in the repository to the document. + +Some examples of appropriate uses of the `Statement:` tag are: + +* bank statements, as received from the banking institution. + +* written reports of travel. + +* blog posts made by a contractor documenting their work. + +* written organizational policies about the expense. + +* just about anything that is clearly not an [invoice](invoice-tag) nor a + [receipt](receipt-tag), but definitely is valid backup documentation for + the transaction. + ### Expense Account Documentation Each Expense account entries need to be tagged with an `Invoice`, `Receipt`,