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  for more than $800.
 

	
 
* An [`IncomeType:`](#incometype-tag) tag.
 

	
 
* A [`Program:`](#program-tag) tag.
 

	
 
Reports For Various Situations
 
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When data is well formed as specified herein, there are various quick reports
 
that can be used to verify certain conditions or issues with accounting.
 
Here are a few examples:
 

	
 
### Verifying That An Invoice Is Paid
 

	
 
Assume for this example that the shell variables `entity`, `program`, and
 
`invoice` are set as follows:
 

	
 
    $ entity=Sir-Moneybags; program='Main.*Org:.*Direct'; invoice=2012-05-30
 
If the invoice was paid, this ledger command will have two lines of output,
 
and the second line will be a transaction on the payment date.  If only one
 
line appears, it's the receivable accrual and we see the invoice is not paid.
 

	
 
    $ ledger -f accounts/books.ledger  -V --sort d --limit 'tag("Entity") =~ /'$entity'/ and tag("Program") =~ /'$program'/ and tag("Invoice") =~ /'$invoice'/' reg /Accrued/
 

	
 
Alternatively, the following command will only have output if the invoice is unpaid:
 

	
 
    $ ledger -f accounts/books.ledger  -V --limit 'tag("Entity") =~ /'$entity'/ and tag("Program") =~ /'$program'/ and tag("Invoice") =~ /'$invoice'/' bal /Accrued/
 

	
 
Analysis of the Data
 
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If this methodology is followed, Ledger can be used to analyze the financial
 
data for the organization.