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Combine reports from multiple companies using Spreadsheet Sync

by Intuit • Image Alt Text 6
Image Alt Text Updated 5/26/2026 07:16

Learn how to combine reports from multiple QuickBooks Online Advanced companies using Spreadsheet Sync. 

A lightbulb icon With QuickBooks Online Advanced, you can create your own reports using Custom Report Builder.

Combining the reports gives you a more organized view of your companies' financial behavior.

Consolidate reports from multiple companies and streamline your business with QuickBooks Online Advanced.

​​Before you combine reports

  • Make your chart of accounts in each company file identical as much as possible. Account names aren’t case-sensitive.

    • Accounts get combined if they have the same name, the same type, and are at the same hierarchical level in each report.

  • Accounts won’t get combined if:

    • They’re at different levels, such as a subaccount with a main account

    • They have spelling differences, such as “phone” and “telephone”

    • They have different account numbers

    • One account has an account number, but the other account doesn’t

Run multi-company reports

In Spreadsheet Sync, you can combine these reports from multiple company files:

  • Balance Sheet - Multiple Period

  • Profit and Loss - Multiple Period

  • Trial Balance

Combine reports

  • Go to Reports Icon image of the Reports menu., then Spreadsheet sync (Take me there).

  • Select Build multi-company reports.

  • Select the group you want to run the reports for.

  • Select the report you want to view.

  • Select Filters to download the data you want from the source.
    Note: The filters may vary depending on the type of report. 

  • Run Report to get the data onto your spreadsheet. 

  • Use the spreadsheet’s built in features to create custom charts and graphs with your QuickBooks data.

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