diff --git a/hledger-lib/Ledger/Parse.hs b/hledger-lib/Ledger/Parse.hs
index fe1240aa7..eae454e77 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Ledger/Parse.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Ledger/Parse.hs
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ ledgerFile = do items <- many ledgerItem
                           , liftM (return . addPeriodicTransaction) ledgerPeriodicTransaction
                           , liftM (return . addHistoricalPrice) ledgerHistoricalPrice
                           , ledgerDefaultYear
+                          , ledgerIgnoredPrice
+                          , ledgerTagDirective
+                          , ledgerEndTagDirective
                           , emptyLine >> return (return id)
                           , liftM (return . addTimeLogEntry)  timelogentry
                           ]
@@ -295,6 +298,28 @@ ledgerHistoricalPrice = do
   restofline
   return $ HistoricalPrice date symbol price
 
+ledgerIgnoredPrice :: GenParser Char LedgerFileCtx (ErrorT String IO (Journal -> Journal))
+ledgerIgnoredPrice = do
+  char 'N' <?> "ignored-price commodity"
+  many1 spacenonewline
+  commoditysymbol
+  restofline
+  return $ return id
+
+ledgerTagDirective :: GenParser Char LedgerFileCtx (ErrorT String IO (Journal -> Journal))
+ledgerTagDirective = do
+  string "tag" <?> "tag directive"
+  many1 spacenonewline
+  _ <- many1 nonspace
+  restofline
+  return $ return id
+
+ledgerEndTagDirective :: GenParser Char LedgerFileCtx (ErrorT String IO (Journal -> Journal))
+ledgerEndTagDirective = do
+  string "end tag" <?> "end tag directive"
+  restofline
+  return $ return id
+
 -- like ledgerAccountBegin, updates the LedgerFileCtx
 ledgerDefaultYear :: GenParser Char LedgerFileCtx (ErrorT String IO (Journal -> Journal))
 ledgerDefaultYear = do
@@ -635,6 +660,17 @@ tests_Parse = TestList [
     assertParseEqual (parseWithCtx emptyCtx postingamount " $1.")
                 (Mixed [Amount Commodity {symbol="$",side=L,spaced=False,comma=False,precision=0} 1 Nothing])
 
+  ,"ledgerIgnoredPrice" ~: do
+     assertParse (parseWithCtx emptyCtx ledgerIgnoredPrice "N $\n")
+
+  ,"ledgerTagDirective" ~: do
+     assertParse (parseWithCtx emptyCtx ledgerTagDirective "tag foo\n")
+     assertParse (parseWithCtx emptyCtx ledgerTagDirective "tag foo \n")
+
+  ,"ledgerEndTagDirective" ~: do
+     assertParse (parseWithCtx emptyCtx ledgerEndTagDirective "end tag\n")
+     assertParse (parseWithCtx emptyCtx ledgerEndTagDirective "end tag \n")
+
  ]
 
 price1_str = "P 2004/05/01 XYZ $55.00\n"
diff --git a/tests/parse-ledger-sample.test b/tests/parse-ledger-sample.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8a9a4808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/parse-ledger-sample.test
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+-f-
+<<<
+; -*- ledger -*-
+
+N $
+
+= /^Expenses:Books/
+    (Liabilities:Taxes)                                -0.10
+
+~ Monthly
+    Assets:Bank:Checking                             $500.00
+    Income:Salary
+
+~ Yearly
+    Expenses:Donations                               $100.00
+    Assets:Bank:Checking
+
+2004/05/01 * Checking balance
+    Assets:Bank:Checking                           $1,000.00
+    Equity:Opening Balances
+
+2004/05/03=2004/05/01 * Investment balance
+    Assets:Brokerage                                 50 AAPL @ $30.00
+    Equity:Opening Balances
+
+2004/05/14 * Páy dày
+    Assets:Bank:Checking                             500.00€
+    Income:Salary
+
+2004/05/14 * Another dày in which there is Páying
+    Asséts:Bánk:Chécking:Asséts:Bánk:Chécking        $500.00
+    Income:Salary
+
+2004/05/14 * Another dày in which there is Páying
+    Русский язык:Активы:Русский язык:Русский язык         $1000.00
+    Income:Salary
+
+tag foo
+
+2004/05/27 Book Store
+    Expenses:Books                                    $20.00
+    Expenses:Cards                                    $40.00
+    Expenses:Docs                                     $30.00
+    Liabilities:MasterCard
+
+end tag
+
+2004/05/27 (100) Credit card company
+    ; This is an xact note!
+    ; Sample: Value
+    Liabilities:MasterCard                            $20.00
+    ; This is a posting note!
+    ; Sample: Another Value
+    ; :MyTag:
+    Assets:Bank:Checking
+    ; :AnotherTag:
+>>>= 0