Having 2 business on 1 account

[Steve_Mitchell]

is there a way to have 2 businesses on 1 account?
as you have to fill in business name and logo etc for the invoice system to work.
but i have now started a new 2nd business so would need 2 names and 2 logos etc

[rhc]

Hi,
If your 2nd business is completely separate from your 1st one then you will need 2 accounts with 2 different email addresses. But you could access both accounts with one login when you use a affinity account. Have a look in the knowledge base, there is quite s lot of info about it.

QuickFile Affinity overview

What is Affinity? QuickFile Affinity is an advanced tool-set for managing multiple QuickFile profiles under a single login and dashboard. The Affinity dashboard allows you to instantly visualize all your profiles and quickly access specific areas within those accounts. Affinity also tracks all the key filing dates making it useful to those in the accounting profession who need to efficiently plan their workflow. [image] How do I register? You can register a new Affinity account or login to a…

If your 2 businesses are under one umbrella you only need one account and you can use different trading styles.

Custom Trading Styles

Please Note: The features described in this document requires a Power User Subscription Introduction A “Trading Style” is a particular business name and branding theme that should be applied to a company’s invoices, estimates and general stationery. Sometimes a company may have a trading style that deviates from their official registered name, for example Acme “Group Limited” trading as “Acme Printing Supplies”. When to use custom trading styles? Occasionally you may have multiple trading s…

Hope this helps

[ian_roberts]

If the two businesses are the same legal entity (if they’re two different aspects of the same individual as a sole trader or the same limited company) then you could possibly use “trading styles” in a single account, but if they’re distinct legal entities (two different limited companies or one limited and one sole trader) then their accounts must be kept separate.

It comes down to whether you need to be able to report figures separately for the two businesses or not - with trading styles you just have one P&L, one balance sheet, etc. across all the styles.