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QuickBooks Online forces single-company access, blocking multi-entity work

QuickBooks Online only allows one company file open at a time, making intercompany journal entries and reconciliations between related entities slow and error-prone. Accountants managing multiple client entities must repeatedly log in and out, breaking workflow continuity.

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