Merging multiple Apple ID accounts

I've had one apple ID for a while and for some reason ended up setting up a new one when I bought a new iPhone.
My wife also has an Apple ID.
I actually have credit on my two Apple IDs.
It's getting to be a bit of a pain having to update apps and purchase music/movies on different IDs.
We would like to use just one ID for the whole family.
So when I take a photo or download an app for example it is accessible via the cloud on all devices.
We have a MacBook Pro, an iPad2, 2 iPhones and 2 Apple TVs in our house.
Is there any way of 'merging' our Apple ID accounts so everything is updated using the same ID?
If so would it have any impact on our current purchases and downloads?
Somebody seemed to think I would lose all purchases if I tried to merge them.
Is there any easy way to see what I have purchased on a particular account so I could decide to 'lose' that account if need be?
Thanks in advance!

It isn't possible to merge accounts. You have to use an Apple ID, and you will lose the purchases made in the older one

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As we all know, Apple will not merge multiple Apple IDs you may have used over the years. However this is the next best thing:
But, using Family Share, you can share all of your Apple IDs with your primary account.
In order to do this you'll need to change the e-mail addresses for all of your old Apple IDs you are no longer using in iTunes.
Then, set up a user profile on your Mac for each of them. T
hen invite all of them (up to 6) from your host Apple ID, and accept the invite for each user profile in its own iCloud settings on the Mac.
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That post is 3 years old. Since nothing has been said about it officially or un-officially since, chances are its not going to happen.
In reality, it would open a can of worms Apple and the Media rights holders are unlikely to want to open.
With that said, we really cannot speculate on Apple's plans. So if they ever decide they want to pursue this, we can only wait until they make an announcement for it.

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We are a business, we set up the macs for our faculty and staff, we install some basic stuff such as Microsoft Remote Desktop. iMac want's to update this but won't let the user (who has admin provleges) because it was installed throught he other account.
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Hi Florafromco,
You can view your iTunes Store account and request assistance by following the instructions below:
iTunes Store & Mac App Store: Seeing your purchase history and order numbers
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2727
I hope this information helps ....
The following article will provide a little more information regarding using multiple Apple ID's:
Using your Apple ID for Apple services
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895
I hope this information helps ....
Have a great day!
Have a great day!
- Judy

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Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Apple - Support - Contact Apple Support.
For Mac App Store: Apple - Support - Mac App Store.
For iTunes: Apple - Support - iTunes.

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