diff --git a/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md b/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md index d9b78083b93657cd75b5bb9f4e1ba633587121bf..859e36e0a6087fd3bf26a047d5c8845a96c2d03d 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`,