So I had the same issue but an account got linked to MISC rather than NEC. You would need to go into NEC since that's what your accounts are linked to at the moment. For each account you need to change, select Omit these payments from 1099, save and close. Then you can go into the MISC and apply payments to the correct box.

I tried this and it worked.  You have to omit either NEC or MISC whichever one is not correct from the listing.  Go through the entire thing and save and close.  Then go through the other one NEC or MISC and do the same thing.  Go all the way and save and close.  Go back again and change the dropdown to the the category needed.  Took me way too long to figure this out, but thanks for the thread above, it worked.

Remember to go all the way through the map vendor accounts and save and close or it won't work.

.

Thank you NCET!!!  To further clarify your advice, it did not work for me when I just did the "omit from 1099" and then hit "save & close" on the next screen.  I had to continue that whole 1099 wizard all the way to the end and THEN hit "save & close."

I have followed all of the steps, updated, restarted my computer and I have one account that will not let me remap to NEC Box 1

Hi there, wdlsc.

Welcome and thank you for posting your concern to QuickBooks Community. I'll make sure you're able to see the different information about the latest boxes for 1099.
 

The IRS has separated nonemployee compensation onto a new form called the 1099-NEC for the tax year 2020. With this, the IRS has revised Form 1099-MISC and rearranged box numbers for reporting certain income. You'll need to adjust or change the mapping of your chart of accounts to ensure each form has accounts set up specifically for it. This way, we can track the payment separately. Here's how: 

1. Go to the Lists menu, then choose Chart of Accounts.
2. Click the Account dropdown, then choose New to create a new account or click edit to an existing account.
3. Choose an account type of Expense, Other Expense, or COGS, then click Continue.
4. Enter the Account Name and details such as Description, Note, and Tax-line Mapping.
5. Select Save & Close.

You can follow the same process for each new account to report on the 1099-NEC. Then, create a journal entry to move amounts to show in the newly created 1099-NEC accounts or you can edit existing payments to the new accounts. For more details, you can check out Step 4: Move the payments to the new account outlined in this article: How to modify your chart of accounts for your 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC filing.

However, if the issue continues to occur, I recommend running the Verify/Rebuild tool. This helps identify the most commonly known data issues within the file and resolves it. The Verify Data utility identifies any potential data damage issues that could cause unable rearrange the mapping of the accounts for box numbers for reporting certain income. On the other hand, the Rebuild Data utility repairs damaged data in your company file. Before we begin with the troubleshooting, let's secure a backup of your company file. 

Here’s how to verify:

1. Go to the File menu.
2. Select Utilities.
3. Click Verify Data then select OK to close all windows.

To rebuild:

1. Go to the File menu.
2. Select Utilities.
3. QuickBooks will ask to make a backup before rebuilding your company file, select OK.
4. Once the rebuild is done, click OK.

For more details in verifying and rebuilding your QBDT, you can check out this article for reference: Verify and rebuild data in QuickBooks Desktop.

Once done, try again mapping the accounts, and please make sure that the account is not inactive when selecting accounts for 1099 MISC.

If the problem persists, I suggest contacting our QuickBooks Support Team if the problem continues to occur. They have the tools to pull your account and investigate the cause of the issue.

1. Press F1 to open the Help window.
2. From the search icon, type Contact Support.
3. Click Contact us at the bottom part.
4. Give a brief description of your issue about NEC Box 1 and click the Search button.
5. You'll be routed with How to connect with a QuickBooks expert and you choose which one is best for you.

Also, you can go to this article to review more information on what forms or boxes you can choose when entering for both non-employee compensations: Understand payments categories for the 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC.

Don't hesitate to reach out to us. if you have other concerns or questions. We're always here to help. Take care!

Exactly. Same answers over and over that DON'T WORK. You follow the steps and it takes you right back to the Map Vendor Payments window, in which the drop down arrows are greyed out/unavailable. It's circular. Quickbooks needs to FIX THE GLITCH.

REMEDY HERE:  I had the same issue and was able to fix it.  In my case, the item was mapped to MISC and I needed it to go to NEC.  Rather than clicking on the option to map to NEC, I first had to click on the option to map to MISC, which does seem counter-intuitive, but hang with me.  The drop-down box allowed me to change the setting to "OMIT FROM 1099", so I did.  I saved and started over with mapping to NEC and the option to remap that item to NEC is now available.  I hope this helps you, too!

The internet has heroes NCET and you are one of them. I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure that out. Thank you for updating your response. 

Once again, I come to this community forum to find answers to my QuickBooks questions, and once again it is a fellow poster that provides the fix and not a QuickBooks person reading from a manual or posting stuff that most of the time is not relevant.

It would be really helpful for QuickBooks to understand that we usually know what we are doing and just telling us boilerplate info is not what we come here to find.  Contacting support is so frustrating and time is in really short supply at this time of year for us.

Thank you fellow posters for once again for taking time out of your busy schedule to help a follow accountant.

If I didn't know better, I would think you're a politician.

I don't think you hear the problem. WE WANT TO CHANGE THE MAPPING FROM MISC. TO NEC.

Until then we cannot file our 1099's. 

Hello!
Im having the same problem. Did you find any useful guide on how to remove 1099 MISC mapping and change in to 1099 NEC? 

Hello, 

what are the steps in removing mapping from 1099 MISC? All 1099 NEC payments went into previous 1099 MISC accounts. How to fix it? 

Here is what worked for me;

Regardless of how the accts were mapped, i clicked on EDIT tab, then PREFERENCES. Picked Tax:1099 in the list on the left, then clicked on "COMPANY PREFERENCE" tab on the top. Then I mapped all accts to 1099-MISC (clicked on "you can do it here" next to 1099-MISC).

then on the Map Vendor payment acct screen (when you run the 1099 option) change all to "omit these payments from 1099", close the screen and go back in and then i was able to change to "NEC:box1 NE compensation".

Hope this helps

Where do you go to report on 1099  NEC instead of MISC.   I am like all the others with this problem. I have gone to the account number I use to report 1099 Amounts. Found nothing to change there. I have gone to individual vendor. It only asks if they are vendor eligible for 1099 and I have it checked. Did not have this problem last year.  I need help right away. 

I appreciate you for joining this thread, @pearlie coston.

If you have already done mapping the correct account for 1099, and the issue persists, I suggest following the alternative provided by 

JMB007.

To change the mapping from Misc to Nec in Quickbooks Desktop, you simply follow the steps below:

1. Go to the Edit menu, then select Preferences. 
2. Choose Tax:1099 on the left panel, then click Company preferences.
3. Mapped all accounts to 1099-MISC (clicked on "you can do it here" next to 1099-MISC).
4. On the Map Vendor payment account screen (when you run the 1099 option) change all to omit these payments from 1099.
5. Close the screen, go back in, and then change to NEC:box1 NE compensation.

Additionally, let me attach this article to help file both a 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC in QuickBooks: Modify your chart of accounts for your 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC filing.

Fill me in if you have other questions about filing 1099 in QuickBooks. I'll be happy to help you. Stay safe!

Did you ever figure this out?

I figured it out!!!

Go to Preferences / Tax 1099

Under tab Company Preferences, Click I want to map to 1099-misc

Change the account drop down to "Omit..."

Go back to Preferences / Tax 1099

Now click I want to map to 1099-NEC

It will allow you to choose in the drop down now.

Good luck!!

When you go to Vendors - 1099 Forms - Print/E-file forms.  Select the 1099-MISC box instead of 1099-NEC.  Then hit continue until you get  to the Map Venfor payment accounts. Change all of these to Omit these payments, then Save and Close. Re-open the Print/E-file forms, select 1099-NEC, and then you will be able to change the payments to the NEC Box 1.

nope

Hi there, @Z Girl-WA.

Can you share more details about your concern? Any additional info would be appreciated.

Looking forward to your response.

To unmap a line from the MISC form to NEC, you need first to go into the file MISC form (start the process as though you intend to file MISC forms), go to that line for mapping and change to "Omit from 1099".  You can then exit the file MISC forms process.  Then you can go back to filing NEC forms and you will be able to map that line to the NEC box.