Welcome to the Community, @Polecat. I appreciate your interest in QuickBooks Online (QBO). I can share some insights about working with multiple businesses using our software.
Usually, one QBO account is for one company file or business only. This is to keep track of the taxes and forms on each field. If don't need to file taxes separately for these businesses, you can classify your transactions for each by utilizing the Class or Location feature available in QBO Plus and Advanced. Otherwise, you should open a new account.
Each account has its own paid subscription. To get a new subscription:
- Go to the QuickBooks pricing page.
- Choose your plan.
- Follow the onscreen pop-ups to complete the setup.
I'm adding this link to learn more about managing multiple company files in QBO: Create or add another company file to QuickBooks Online.
On the other hand, yes, you can purchase QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT) to manage multiple files under one license as suggested by Fiat Lux - ASIA above. You can get started and create a new file following the steps from here: Create a QuickBooks Desktop company file.
Depending on the product you want to purchase, you can always read through the resources from our self-help articles for additional tips while working with the other features offered by QuickBooks.
Let me know if you have any other questions while handling your businesses with QuickBooks. I'm more than happy to help. Keep safe!
