From c9fc4a8761cd31b28282b9baa21b79f173b03807 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:30:49 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Initial documentation of the Invoice: tag. --- npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md b/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md index b790283..d9b7808 100644 --- a/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md +++ b/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md @@ -176,6 +176,25 @@ Some examples of appropriate uses of the `Receipt:` are: * A pay advice document generated upon payment of an invoice. +#### Invoice Tag + +The `Invoice:` tag refers to an actual invoice, either generated by the +organization or received by the organization. Typically, this is a document +that is a request for payment, rather than documenting an actual payment that +has occurred. The value of the `Invoice:` tag is always a valid pathname in +the repository to the document. + +Some examples of appropriate uses of the `Invoice:` tag are: + +* an actual invoice as sent by a vendor to the organization. + +* a request for payment sent by the organization to someone else. + +* a reimbursement request submitted by an employee, contractor, or volunteer + for expenses they've already incurred and would like the organization to + reimburse (e.g., an expense report, requesting for reimbursement of travel + expenses). + ### Expense Account Documentation Each Expense account entries need to be tagged with an `Invoice`, `Receipt`,