Kantivo Help Center

Find guides, walkthroughs, and answers for every feature in Kantivo -- professional accounting software built for accountants.

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Getting Started

Download, install, and configure your local Kantivo environment -- from database setup to your first company.

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Dashboard & Quick Actions

Get a real-time snapshot of your finances and jump to common tasks using one-click shortcuts.

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Chart of Accounts

Build your account hierarchy, configure sub-accounts, and keep your ledger well-organized.

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Transactions

Enter journal entries, issue checks, record deposits, and handle every transaction type in double-entry format.

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Check Printing

Print checks on pre-printed stock with your uploaded signature. Pay vendor bills by check with integrated bill payment recording.

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Customers & Vendors

Maintain contact records, monitor outstanding balances, and organize all your business relationships.

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Invoicing

Generate polished invoices, monitor payment status, dispatch reminders, and track accounts receivable.

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Batch Invoicing

Bill many customers in a single operation -- ideal for HOA dues, membership fees, and recurring group charges.

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Estimates & Quotes

Draft proposals, monitor client acceptance, and transform approved estimates into invoices instantly.

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Receiving Payments

Log incoming payments, hold funds in undeposited accounts, and batch them into bank deposits.

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Reports

Produce income statements, balance sheets, cash flow reports, and other financial analyses on demand.

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Bank Reconciliation

Compare your ledger against bank statements and resolve discrepancies to keep records precise.

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ServiceHub

Schedule appointments, catalog your services, automate post-visit invoicing, manage subscriptions, and configure availability.

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Time Tracking

Log billable and non-billable hours, organize work by project, and convert time entries into invoices.

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Payroll Hub

Work with any payroll provider of your choice and bring journal entries into Kantivo with a single import.

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Multi-Currency

Transact in 15+ currencies, pull live exchange rates, and handle international billing from your desktop.

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Backup & Recovery

Safeguard your local data with scheduled and on-demand backups, and restore whenever necessary.

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Administration

Control user accounts, assign role-based permissions, adjust company settings, and configure your system.

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Scheduled Tasks

Organize recurring deadlines for tax filings, payroll runs, reconciliations, and other accounting milestones.

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Automated Jobs

Configure hands-off automation for database backups, monthly report generation, and bank feed synchronization.

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Accountant Tools

Purpose-built features for accounting professionals who oversee multiple client companies from a single installation.

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Consolidated Reports

Cross-company financials at a glance: combined trial balances, side-by-side P&L comparisons, and client summaries.

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Loan Manager

Track business loans with auto-generated amortization schedules. Record payments with automatic principal and interest GL splits.

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Progress Invoicing

Bill clients a percentage of an estimate as work progresses. Track cumulative billing, retainage holdbacks, and remaining balances.

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Client Health Scores

Automated quality metrics for every client's books. Traffic-light indicators, sortable dashboards, and drill-down issue tags.

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Journal Entry Approval

Route journal entries through a review workflow before posting. Configurable approval rules, comments, and full audit trail.

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Custom Fields

Add personalized data fields to invoices, estimates, bills, customers, vendors, and transactions. Eight field types with per-company control.

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QuickBooks Import

Migrate your full QuickBooks history into Kantivo -- accounts, invoices, payments, bills, and transaction records.

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Bank & Statement Import

Pull in transactions from CSV, Excel, and PDF files, or use live bank feeds with intelligent matching built in.

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Bank Connection Security

Understand how Kantivo links to your bank through Teller without ever storing your login credentials.

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Accounting Flow Wizard

Let AI analyze your business and generate a tailored chart of accounts and workflow plan on your desktop.

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Year-End Close

Intelligent period detection paired with user-controlled closing -- finalize your fiscal year with certainty.

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1099 Reporting & E-Filing

Track contractor payments, generate 1099-NEC forms, configure TaxBandits, and file electronically with the IRS.

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Tax Center

One-click tax package generation with readiness checks, Schedule C mapping, and professional PDF exports.

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Auto-Accruals & SaaS Metrics

Automate recurring adjusting entries and monitor MRR, burn rate, runway, and churn on your dashboard.

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Invoice Branding

Upload your logo, pick brand colors, and choose from four professional templates to customize every invoice.

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Email Templates & Signature

Customize the emails Kantivo sends for invoices, reminders, receipts, and estimates. Add your branded signature.

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Mileage Tracking

Log business trips, auto-calculate IRS deductions, and convert mileage entries into expense transactions.

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Accounting Audit Log

Track every change to your books with a complete audit trail. Filter by user, date, entity, and action type.

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Client Retainers

Set up retainer accounts, record deposits, draw against balances, and review transaction history per client.

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Checkout Links

Create shareable payment links without invoices. Collect deposits and one-time payments via Stripe.

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Revenue Recognition

Automate ASC 606/IFRS 15 compliance with contract management, recognition schedules, and deferred revenue tracking.

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Fixed Assets & Depreciation

Record fixed assets, generate depreciation schedules, and track net book value with multiple depreciation methods.

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Budget Manager

Create budgets, set period types, enter amounts by account, and view variance reports with status indicators.

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Project Profitability

Analyze revenue, costs, margins, effective rates, and budget usage for every project in one dashboard.

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Virtual Terminal

Process credit card payments directly from your desk. Charge cards through Stripe and record payments in one step.

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Vendor Credits

Record vendor credit notes for returns and adjustments. Apply credits against outstanding bills to reduce payables.

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Need further assistance?

If you cannot locate the answer you need, our support team is ready to help you directly.

support@kantivo.app