Create and file 1099s with QuickBooks Contractor Payments

If you have been using QuickBooks Contractor Payments for all your payments this year, you have all you need to create 1099s. To see what contractors will get 1099s, or to see your payments totals, follow these steps to create 1099 reports.

Missing a contractor? See Set up contractors and track them for 1099s.

Here’s how to get your 1099s ready to e-file or print. Fees may apply. These steps walk you through organizing your contractors and payments so your filings are correct.

Now that you've prepared and verified that the information is correct on your 1099s, it’s time to e-file.

1. After preparing your 1099s, select the E-File option and verify your 1099s.
2. Follow the on-screen steps to complete your your federal and if available, state 1099 e-file.  For more info on state filings, see File your state 1099 forms. You'll also be able to review each contractor's 1099.
   • If prompted, choose the delivery option for your contractor's copies. Extra fees may apply for 1099 forms to be mailed. If you don't see this option, you've already opted-in to provide your contractors online access to their 1099s when you added them to QuickBooks. If an email address is incorrect, you'll need to update then go back through the 1099 e-file flow. 
3. If prompted, enter your billing info.

Note: The paper version of Copy A of Form 1099 is for your records. You shouldn't print or mail this form to the IRS.

After you file your 1099s to the IRS with the steps above, we’ll notify you of your filing status through email. You can also check your filing status anytime.

1. Go to All apps , then Expenses & Bills, then 1099s (Take me there).
2. View the status of the e-filing under Filing status. Below is the list of statuses and what they mean:
   • Not Submitted: You haven't e-filed Form 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC with the IRS. You can continue revising it.
   • Submitted: You have e-filed the form to the IRS. Note: If you need to revise it, you may need to file a manual amendment. Use these IRS instructions and form to do so.
   • Received by IRS: The IRS has received your form and is either processing it or has already processed and approved it. Customers who have submitted their 1099 E-File forms will receive a confirmation email approximately a week after the IRS accepts and confirms submissions. You may not receive this confirmation until the middle of January or later.
3. Select View 1099s to view a PDF copy.

• Paid $600 or more in cash during the previous year.
  • Note: The IRS doesn't allow certain electronic payments to be reported on Form 1099-MISC or 1099-NEC. These payments include credit card, debit card, gift card, or PayPal payments. QuickBooks Online automatically excludes these for you. The payment companies will report those payments so you don't have to.
• Withheld any federal income tax from under the backup withholding rules.

The 1099 E-file service supports federal and some state 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC filings. For more info about what states require a 1099 filing and if QuickBooks Contractor Payments supports your filing, see File your state 1099 forms.

Yes. If you have already filed 1099s, you can create and file additional 1099s in QuickBooks Contractor Payments.

If you need to file 1099s for a separate company, log into that company in QuickBooks Contractor Payments and follow the same steps. 

Note: Each subscription for each company is a separate fee.

See Correct or change 1099s in QuickBooks to learn how to fix incorrect 1099s.

1. Go to All apps , then Expenses & Bills, then 1099s (Take me there).
2. Select View 1099 to view a PDF copy.

If the archived or previously filed 1099 isn’t listed, contact us if you need copies.