;doc:output:beancount: mention operating_currency

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Beancount doesn't allow [redundant cost notation](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#combining-costs-and-equity-conversion-postings) Beancount doesn't allow [redundant cost notation](https://hledger.org/hledger.html#combining-costs-and-equity-conversion-postings)
as hledger does. If you have entries like this, you may need to comment out either the costs or the equity postings. as hledger does. If you have entries like this, you may need to comment out either the costs or the equity postings.
#### Beancount operating currency
Declaring an operating currency improves Beancount and Fava reports.
You can do this manually by adding a line like this to the beancount journal:
```beancount
option "operating_currency" "USD"
```
[Beancount]: https://beancount.github.io [Beancount]: https://beancount.github.io
[beancount journal]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_language_syntax.html [beancount journal]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_language_syntax.html
[Beancount Query Language]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_query_language.html [Beancount Query Language]: https://beancount.github.io/docs/beancount_query_language.html