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Accounting Audit Log

A permanent, tamper-proof record of every change to your books. Know who did what, when they did it, and exactly what was changed -- before and after.

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Every Change, Fully Documented

In accounting, trust starts with transparency. Kantivo's audit log records every modification across your financial data -- transactions created, accounts renamed, invoices edited, customer details updated, vendor records changed, and more. Each entry captures the user who made the change, the timestamp, and the before-and-after values so you can reconstruct exactly what happened and why.

This is not a simplified activity feed. It is a detailed, chronological audit trail built for the standards that accountants, auditors, and tax professionals expect.

What Gets Tracked

The audit log monitors changes across every area of your accounting data. Here is what Kantivo records automatically:

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Transactions

Creates, edits, voids, and deletions

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Accounts

New accounts, renames, type changes

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Invoices

Created, edited, voided, payments applied

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Bills

Created, edited, paid, voided

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Customers

Contact changes, credit adjustments

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Vendors

Contact updates, term changes

🔍 Who Changed What

Every audit log entry records the specific user who performed the action. When multiple people access the books, you always know who is responsible.

  • Username recorded on every entry
  • Action type (create, update, delete, void)
  • Exact timestamp with timezone
  • IP address and session context

🔄 Before & After Values

When a record is modified, the audit log captures both the original value and the new value. This makes it straightforward to identify errors, trace corrections, and verify that edits were appropriate.

  • Field-level change tracking
  • Old value preserved in full
  • New value recorded alongside
  • Supports amounts, dates, text, and status changes

Search and Filter

A log is only useful if you can find what you are looking for. Kantivo's audit log is fully searchable and filterable. Narrow results by user, date range, action type, or entity (transactions, accounts, invoices, customers). When an auditor asks "who changed this transaction on March 15th?", you can answer in seconds.

📅 Date Range Filtering

View all changes within a specific time window. Perfect for quarterly reviews, year-end audits, and investigating discrepancies that surfaced during a known period.

  • Custom date range selection
  • Quick filters: today, this week, this month
  • Fiscal period alignment

👤 User-Based Filtering

Isolate changes made by a specific team member. Useful for reviewing new employee activity, investigating errors, or preparing user-specific audit reports.

  • Filter by individual user
  • Compare activity across users
  • Identify high-volume editors

Built for Compliance

Whether you are preparing for a tax audit, satisfying an insurance requirement, or simply maintaining internal controls, the audit log gives you the documentation that compliance demands. GAAP internal control standards and many industry regulations require businesses to maintain records of who accesses and modifies financial data. Kantivo builds that capability directly into the software -- no add-ons, no extra configuration, no additional cost.

Audit log entries are write-once records. They cannot be edited or deleted by any user, including administrators. This immutability is what gives the log its credibility as an independent record of activity.

Accountability Built Into Every Entry

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