Running multiple EINs (Employer Identification Numbers) in a single QuickBooks file is widely flagged by accounting professionals as a high-risk practice. It creates commingled financial records, breaks payroll tax compliance, distorts reporting, and can pierce the corporate veil that protects business owners from personal liability. The fix requires a clean separation of company files; rule of thumb is one QuickBooks file per EIN. 

Payroll, bank feeds, and payment processing all stop on May 31, 2026 for QuickBooks Desktop 2023 users. Here's what changes, what doesn't, and your three options explained honestly.

Still on QuickBooks Online but feeling the squeeze? This guide cuts through the marketing noise and tells you exactly when QBO is still the right call — and when Intuit Enterprise Suite is the smarter move for your business.

QuickBooks Online Plus is the most purchased plan — but only when it's configured for how your business actually works. Most business owners who DIY their QBO setup spend weeks fixing what should have been set up right the first time.

[Certum Solutions] definitely saves us money. I am most impressed by their teamwork and dedication to their clients. I would recommend Certum Solutions to anyone who wants to run their business right.

Happy new year! If the product updates from Intuit QuickBooks are any indication, we may all still be recovering from the holiday season and easing into 2023. No judgment from me!

The QuickBooks team released four useful updates to QuickBooks Online (QBO) in January. These changes are targeted at specific subsets of QBO users. Let’s take a look at who benefits from the software changes.

See how FreyCo, an IT managed services firm, modernized client QuickBooks software, cleaned up bookkeeping, and enhanced financial workflows with Certum Solutions.

Katherine Bunschoten, President of Certum Solutions, and team accept the awards for Trailblazer of the Year, as well as distinctions in four sales categories, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Online Advanced, QuickBooks Payroll, and QuickBooks Payments, for the Executive tier.

Construction is already a tough industry. Your top concerns include ensuring worker safety, adhering to regulations and finding skilled labor. Construction employment hasn’t fully rebounded since the pandemic began. On top of all that, you’ve got to actually run and grow your business.

In this quick video I show you how to enter a check in QuickBooks Online (we used Advanced, but it will work for all QuickBooks Online editions). You will also learn when you would want to use the Write Checks function instead of the Enter Expenses function. While you can enter checks using the Expenses screen, I don’t recommend it typically for a few reasons. If these reasons are not important to your business, then using the Expenses screen is sufficient.

Learn more about security permissions in QuickBooks Online Plus, QuickBooks Online Advanced, and QuickBooks Enterprise Desktop, and discover which one will best fit your business.

Read about how shopping behavior has changed with the rise of Covid, and how your ecommerce strategies will help you survive and thrive.