1099 for third party payee

Hello, npoconsultant.

Welcome to the Community. I know a way on how you can add your contractors to map their payments and account in QuickBooks Online (QBO) by adding them manually. Here's how:
 

We can simply uncheck the box in which you can link their email when adding them as contractors. 
 

1. Choose Workers or Payroll and then click Contractors.
2. Click Add a contractor.
3. Enter the contractor's Name.
4. Uncheck the box that says "Email this contractor to complete their profile..."
5. Tap Add a contractor.
6. Click Add and choose whether the contractor is an individual or a business, then enter their information.
7. Hit Save and close.
    

For more tips about managing contractors in QuickBooks, I recommend checking out this link: Add, edit and inactivate contractors.

If you have any other follow-up questions about 1099s, please let me know by adding a comment below. I'm more than happy to help. Have a good one!

Thank you for your response. The problem is that the payment is made to a vendor that is not the recipient of the 1099. Each grant recipient is an expense line, and they need to receive the 1099.

Thanks for the additional information, @npoconsultant. Allow me to share what I know about your query.

You can track payments to a vendor by going to their page and then selecting the Track payments for 1099 check box.

To begin, these are the steps:

1. Go to Expenses Tab.
2. Click on Vendor.
3. Select the vendor you want to track and then open their profile.
4. Select and check the Track Payments for 1099 checkbox.
5. Once done, click Save.

Refer to this article, for more information about how to set up contractors and track them for 1099s in QuickBooks Online.

You can also consider contacting our Payroll support Team for additional assistance. 

If you have any more questions about this topic or have other concerns with the features in QuickBooks, post here again. I’m just a click away. Keep safe and stay hydrated.

Thanks for the response. I know this is an oddball need. 

The vendors to which we write the checks do not need 1099s. The grant recipients, on whose behalf we're writing the checks, need the 1099s. Should we set the grant recipients (each with their own expense line) up as sub-contractors? Can sub-contractors be tracked for 1099s?

hank you for getting back to the thread, @npoconsultant. I can provide you with some information that will help you resolve the issue.

It will track 1099 payments as long as their profile has a check mark for 1099 tracking. To set up contractors in QuickBooks Online, you'll nee to add a contractor as a vendor and then, track contractor payments for 1099s.

To add contractor, here's how:
 

1. Go to Contractors then, select Add a contractor
2. Enter your contractor’s info, or select the Email this contractor checkbox so they can fill it out.
3. Then select Add contractor.
    

To track payments for 1099, here's how:
 

1. Go to Vendors
2. Choose the vendor you want to track and open their profile.
3. Click Edit.
4. Then select and tick the Track payments for 1099 checkbox.
    

You may also consider contacting our Payroll Support Team. They can pull up your account and guide you further through this process.

I've also added this article for you future help: Create and file 1099s using QuickBooks Online.

Here's how:
 

1. Sign in to your QuickBooks Online company.
2. Go to Help.
3. Select Contact Us.
4. Enter your concern, then select Let's talk.
5. Choose a way to connect with us:

• Start a chat with a support expert.
• Get a callback from the next available expert.
   

You can check out this article for the time schedule: Contact Payroll Support in QuickBooks Online.

You can always come back if you need any further assistance in managing your vendors and employees. I'll be here to guide you. Have a good one!