diff --git a/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md b/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md index 15f8ccf804a6b9b9aef72b36d87e0b46dc09b105..e33cf20c6cef27a1c955b45ac9ae7a59728ed741 100644 --- a/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md +++ b/npo-ledger-cli-tutorial.md @@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ 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. @@ -465,6 +466,20 @@ Alternatively, the following command will only have output if the invoice is unp $ ledger -f accounts/books.ledger -V --limit 'tag("Entity") =~ /'$entity'/ and tag("Program") =~ /'$program'/ and tag("Invoice") =~ /'$invoice'/' bal /Accrued/ +### Calculating Donation Portion of Invoice + +As described in +[IRS 501(c)(3) rules](https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/substantiating-charitable-contributions), +a charity must substantiate portions of a contribution that are RBI, and +portions that are donations separately and inform the donor which portion was +a donation that may be eligible for tax deduction. Use of the `IncomeType` +tag facilities collection of the necessary data to determine the total, and +the following command line will total up all the donation portions for a +particular invoice: + + $ entity=BigCorp; program=Foo.*Conf.*2017; invoice=2016-01-30 + $ ledger -f accounts/books.ledger -V --sort d --limit 'tag("IncomeType") =~ /Donation/ and tag("Entity") =~ /'$entity'/ and tag("Program") =~ /'$program'/ and tag("Invoice") =~ /'$invoice'/' reg + Analysis of the Data --------------------