Can a contractor be paid without their W9 being completed?

Let me provide you with a few information about the process of paying W9, Logan King.

As a business owner, one must be responsible for requesting a Form W-9 from all of your contractors and vendors. Normally, this is done immediately upon starting a business relationship. QuickBooks has a feature that lets you send an email invitation to your contractors to fill out and submit their W-9 information. You'll have to make sure to send them to your contractors or vendors. To do this, follow the steps below: 

1. Select the Payroll menu.
2. Click Contractors.
3. Then tap the Add a contractor button.
4. Fill out the necessary information such as Name and Email.
5. Put a checkmark on the box by agreeing the "Email this contractor to complete their profile".
6. Hit Add a contractor.

You'll also want to reach out to IRS to confirm if a contractor can be without their W-9 filled out. Additionally, learn from this article how to create and file your 1099s in QuickBooks Online. Go through this article for your guide: Create and File 1099s Using QuickBooks Online.

Fill me in if you have any questions about W-9 forms. We're always right there to help you all the time.

@Logan King 

Afaik, you can utilize a separate Melio account for free to pay your 1099 contractors and integrate with QBO without W9 being completed.

https://melio.grsm.io/quickbooks