Troubleshoot missing contractors or wrong amounts on 1099s

Learn what to do if you need help adding a contractor or changing an amount when you create your 1099s in QuickBooks Online or QuickBooks Desktop.

Related topics:

• Already e-filed your 1099s and need to make corrections? See How to correct or change 1099s in QuickBooks.
• Need to add contractors? See How to set up contractors and track them for 1099s in QuickBooks.
• Ready to create and file 1099s? See What is a 1099 and do I need to file one?

Step 1: Make sure your contractor is active and set up for 1099 tracking

Step 2: Make sure your payments to this contractor meet the threshold

Only those contractors you paid above the annual $600 cash threshold get a 1099. You can see which contractors didn’t meet the threshold with these steps and 1099 reports.
Note: Credit card payments are not included. These payments will be reported by the financial institution and should not be included in the company's 1099 values. For more information on excluded payments see What payments are excluded from a 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC?.

Step 3: Make sure you're paying contractors from the right expense account

When creating 1099s, QuickBooks uses the expense accounts you mapped to report 1099 transactions. If your amounts are off, you may want to review the contractor payment transactions and accounts associated with them.