May 19, 2026 · 4 min read
Written and reviewed by the Emporium Capital Hills Funding Team
Business financing specialists · Lake Forest, CA 92630
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Commingling is common in newer businesses and creates friction that compounds over time — in bookkeeping, in tax preparation, in credit file formation, and in any financing review.
The practical cost
When personal transactions run through business accounts, revenue and expense figures stop being reliable. A reviewer cannot distinguish operating performance from personal activity, so more documentation gets requested and more questions get asked.
The fix
The corrective steps are ordinary and take an afternoon to set up.
- Open a dedicated business checking account
- Route all business income and expenses through it
- Use a business card for business purchases
- Pay yourself through defined draws or payroll
- Reconcile monthly