From 68d036aa0292e53a72e294185b75977cda247e0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:27:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation of Receipt: tag and its appropriate uses. --- npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md b/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md index 7b8f154..b790283 100644 --- a/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md +++ b/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md @@ -146,7 +146,35 @@ Proper Documentation For Accounts Ledger CLI offers a flexible structure of tagging any entry, including separate tags for parts of a split transaction. This system uses those tags -to ensure proper entry is included. +to ensure proper documentation is included for each financial transaction +that occurs for the organization. + +### Tags Used In This System + +A list of tags can be found in the file `accounts/config/config-tags.ledger` +in this project. + +#### Receipt Tag + +The `Receipt:` tag refers to receipt of some sort. Typically, this is a +document that shows clear confirmation that the transaction has already +occurred. The value of the `Receipt:` tag is always a valid pathname in the +repository to the document. + +Some examples of appropriate uses of the `Receipt:` are: + +* a point-of-sale credit card receipt from a purchase, given by a cashier or + sent via email after the purchase has occurred. + +* a deposit slip given at the bank upon making an over-the-counter deposit of + paper checks. + +* a confirmation document showing an outgoing wire transfer made by a bank. + +* a confirmation document showing transfer of funds between two bank + accounts. + +* A pay advice document generated upon payment of an invoice. ### Expense Account Documentation