diff --git a/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md b/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md index b7902832a20690da331dc0e304db9ab929764dad..d9b78083b93657cd75b5bb9f4e1ba633587121bf 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`,