The directions given do not relate to the original question. An embarrassing response.

Let's paint that picture again:

You have a parent company that is responsible for payment of invoices sent to multiple child companies. Even though the invoices are being paid by the parent company, the child companies need to receive the invoices in the child company name. The parent company issues 1 cheque to pay invoices for 1 or more of the child companies.

The option for a sub-client is built into QBO. How do we do it in QB Desktop or is Intuit abandoning QB Desktop innovation?