Hi Project Guru,

Thank you for joining the thread.

The best thing to do is seek advice from the IRS on how to handle taxes for your foreign freelancer. We're unable to support set up for this scenario because we are only limited to US taxes.

If you need payment reports or transaction details, you can pull up the Transaction List by Vendor report and filter the transactions of that particular vendor.

You can always go back to this thread if you have other questions in mind.

Curious how I need to categorize an W-8BEN contractors pay in my transactions. I want them to be categorized correctly for my accountant at the end of the year.

> At this time, QuickBooks doesn't have the option to e-file 1099s with non-US addresses so it has to be done manually. 

Why not? This seems pretty common (we're experiencing it too). It seems worth allowing especially when these are being emailed, not sent internationally.

Hi there, grgg. 

I can see the importance of having the option to e-file 1099s with non-US. However, this isn't available in QuickBooks Online (QBO). As mentioned by my colleague above, sending feedback is the best way to relay your suggestions. This also, helps us improve your experience and the features of the program.

Here's how to submit feedback:

1. Go to the Gear menu and then select Feedback.
2. Type in your feature request in the description box.
3. Once done, click on Next.
   

You can also track feature requests through the Customer Feedback for QuickBooks Online website.

To further guide you in managing your contractors and answering the most commonly asked 1099 questions in QBO, I'd recommend checking out these articles:

• Create and file 1099s with QuickBooks Online
• Understand which contractors need 1099s
• Get answers to your 1099 questions

This thread is always open for further questions, so drop by again if you have other concerns regarding your 1099. Have a good one.

I am trying to add a US citizen who lives outside of the US as a contractor. This questions was posed in 2020, have any updates been made to allow the contractor to be added without having to go to the IRS directly?

Hey there, Gabewest. 

The availability to add a person who lives outside the United States is currently unavailable. The best thing to do is to file it manually with the IRS. Doing this also ensures that you'll be filing the accurate form. 

In case you want to learn more about 1099, you can refer to this material: Get answers to your 1099 questions.

Please keep me posted if you have further information or concerns related to QuickBooks. We'll be around to help.