Setting up a DBA under existing S-Corp

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@Jamiec3320 wrote:

I own a pet salon and use QB desktop. My husband is just starting out as an independent barber and I wanted to set him up in my QB as a dba.  Can I setup an income “line” item to capture his income separate from mine or should I setup a separate company file for him? Will QB accept income from another bank account and know where to put it?  Bottom line is I want to be able to separate his income from mine for better income and expense reporting and I just want to use one EIN as an umbrella for both businesses.  I’m not that proficient with QB so I hope I’ve explained this well enough for someone to assist me.  Thank you in advance.

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Each business needs its own set of books, so if you use QBO, that means another subscription.

If the dba company was doing business selling what your s-corp sells (pet grooming), that would be a different thing

Each business also files its own tax return too, even if a sole proprietor, one schedule C for each business.