Can I manage multiple businesses from the same Square account?

[MimisCraftbaske]

I have 2 home businesses can I use the same account or should I set up different accounts?

[Artiquesoflex]

My boyfriend and I recently opened a brick and mortar business and are using square. We each have separate llc’s and separate products we are selling under the same roof. We are doing business under the same pos system (as customers tend to purchase an item from each of us and it is too busy to try and log in and out of separate square accounts). As such, I have kept meticulous notes on earnings from each llc. My problem here is that there is a place for only one EIN number in the tax information that square submits to the IRS.  This will show earnings all under one llc, instead of two. Has anyone else dealt with this issue? I plan to contact my CPA, but wanted some advice in advance. 

[isabelle]

Hey @Artiquesoflex!

Thanks for your post.

The only work around I can think of is having two different locations under one Square account. The login will be the same, but every time you login to the Point of Sale system, it'll ask you which location you'd like to take the payment under. Each location will have their own EIN to record the payments under. 

So while you will get to have two EINs under the same Square login, you will still have to log in and out of the POS system to switch locations, which I know is not ideal for you. 

I moved your thread over to this thread because I think the best answer may be helpful to take a look at too. It goes into a bit more detail. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. 

[Deedee18]

I want create a new business, but use my square...do I have to set up a whole business acct with square?

[Kassi_]

Hey there @Deedee18 - 

Welcome to the Community! 

I am moving your post over to a board with similar questions. If you check out the Best Answer by Sean on this post, it will show you the options you have for multiple businesses. Your path will depend on your situation. 

If you have other question, please let me know. 

[kayennis55]

How do you put 2 business' on one square acct.

[ashc]

Hi @kayennis55! Welcome to the Community.

I merged your post with an existing post where other sellers had the same question.

Check out @Sean's best answer above. Keep in mind if the businesses are separate types of businesses you'll need to create a whole separate account for each due to our Terms of Service though.

[vippstoffice]

Hi... Can we use one Square account for two or more separate business names? (Each business attached to the same bank account & the same person/owner, with the same address, etc)   If yes, how do we go about setting that up? 

We can only install one Square app, but I need to know if it can handle two or more separate businesses. (i.e.. can we toggle between more than one business name for our records, using just one Square account & one app. -- Thanks for any info!

[JustinC]

Hi @vippstoffice This is doable using the muli-location management feature. You can link the same bank account, while entering different biz info relative to the Location. 

The only downside is there isn't an easy way to toggle btwn locations. You'll need to manually sign out of the POS app, then back in to choose a different location. Get's a bit clumsy. 

[CodiWolf]

I have 2 Business accounts on my Square. . .  How do I switch from one account to the other on my terminal?

[BernadetteA]

Welcome to the Seller Community, @CodiWolf

I've moved your post to this board where a similar question was asked. Checkout the best answer here for more details. 😊

[LAnotary]

I would like to add another business on my square reader and another business account. How would I be able to do this?

[Goldneye]

HI, for the second business, best business advice, a different reader and a different account.  So when (not if) something goes wrong it does not affect the other business.

[LAnotary]

I thought the square app was based on your account not the reader. I'm asking if you can set up a new business under the same account not the reader. Similar to having more than one account on social media you can switch back and forth on for payments and information. I don't think I asked that right the first time. 

[Valentina]

Hi there @LAnotary 👋

We've moved your post over to this thread where @Sean provided some advice for this situation!

P.S. Welcome to the Seller Community ✨

[Mmccoy]

Can we have two business accounts set up to one terminal, to take payments for two seperate business'?

[Ellie_]

Hi there @Mmccoy

Welcome to the Seller Community! I've moved your post over to this thread where @Sean provided some advice for this situation! Hope this helps!

[Nubynking2004]

Hello everyone,  I have a quick question.  Is it possible to connect two or more businesses to one square account? Or do I need to setup two separate accounts?

[Ria]

Hi @Nubynking2004 - Welcome to The Seller Community, it's always nice to see a new face 😊

Great Question.

This is something that you can do.

Here's a thread detailing just how to achieve this step by step.

I hope this helps. 

As always, feel free to stop by The Community with question, concerns and even feature requests. We are more than happy to assist. ✨