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diff --git a/ledger.texi b/ledger.texi index 5f0f8a72..bd42a3b0 100644 --- a/ledger.texi +++ b/ledger.texi @@ -3022,7 +3022,7 @@ specifiers: $20.00 ; currency: twenty US dollars 40 AAPL ; commodity: 40 shares of Apple stock 60 DM ; currency: 60 Deutsch Mark -£50 ; currency: 50 British pounds +£50 ; currency: 50 British pounds 50 EUR ; currency: 50 Euros (or use appropriate symbol) @end example @@ -3520,16 +3520,16 @@ To view balances without any virtual balances factored in, using the @node Automated transactions, Using Emacs to Keep Your Ledger, Virtual transactions, Keeping a ledger @section Automated transactions -As a Bahá'í, I need to compute Huqúqu'lláh whenever I acquire assets. -It is similar to tithing for Jews and Christians, or to Zakát for -Muslims. The exact details of computing Huqúqu'lláh are somewhat +As a Bahá'Ã, I need to compute Huqúqu'lláh whenever I acquire assets. +It is similar to tithing for Jews and Christians, or to Zakát for +Muslims. The exact details of computing Huqúqu'lláh are somewhat complex, but if you have further interest, please consult the Web. Ledger makes this otherwise difficult law very easy. Just set up an automated transaction at the top of your ledger file: @smallexample -; This automated entry will compute Huqúqu'lláh based on this +; This automated entry will compute Huqúqu'lláh based on this ; journal's transactions. Any that match will affect the ; Liabilities:Huququ'llah account by 19% of the value of that ; transaction. @@ -3542,19 +3542,19 @@ This automated transaction works by looking at each transaction in the ledger file. If any match the given value expression, 19% of the transaction's value is applied to the @samp{Liabilities:Huququ'llah} account. So, if $1000 is earned from @samp{Income:Salary}, $190 is -added to @samp{Liabilities:Huqúqu'lláh}; if $1000 is spent on Rent, -$190 is subtracted. The ultimate balance of Huqúqu'lláh reflects how -much is owed in order to fulfill one's obligation to Huqúqu'lláh. +added to @samp{Liabilities:Huqúqu'lláh}; if $1000 is spent on Rent, +$190 is subtracted. The ultimate balance of Huqúqu'lláh reflects how +much is owed in order to fulfill one's obligation to Huqúqu'lláh. When ready to pay, just write a check to cover the amount shown in @samp{Liabilities:Huququ'llah}. That entry would look like: @smallexample -2003/01/01 (101) Baha'i Huqúqu'lláh Trust +2003/01/01 (101) Baha'i Huqúqu'lláh Trust Liabilities:Huququ'llah $1,000.00 Assets:Checking @end smallexample -That's it. To see how much Huqúq is currently owed based on your +That's it. To see how much Huqúq is currently owed based on your ledger entries, use: @example @@ -3562,7 +3562,7 @@ ledger balance Liabilities:Huquq @end example This works fine, but omits one aspect of the law: that Huquq is only -due once the liability exceeds the value of 19 mithqáls of gold (which +due once the liability exceeds the value of 19 mithqáls of gold (which is roughly 2.22 ounces). So what we want is for the liability to appear in the balance report only when it exceeds the present day value of 2.22 ounces of gold. This can be accomplished using the @@ -3573,7 +3573,7 @@ ledger -Q -t "/Liab.*Huquq/?(a/P@{2.22 AU@}<=@{-1.0@}&a):a" -s bal liab @end smallexample With this command, the current price for gold is downloaded, and the -Huqúqu'lláh is reported only if its value exceeds that of 2.22 ounces +Huqúqu'lláh is reported only if its value exceeds that of 2.22 ounces of gold. If you wish the liability to be reflected in the parent subtotal either way, use this instead: |