Tried that. It still won’t allow me to change “Outside Services” expense.  

We need someone to get in our system.   

Hello there, @lizsem.

Since the issue persists after performing the given steps, I'd recommend getting in touch with our Customer Support Team. This way, they can pull up your account in a secure environment and check the cause of the issue.

Here's how:

1. Open QuickBooks.

2. Go to Help, then select QuickBooks Desktop Help.

3. Select Contact Us.

4. Enter a brief description of your issue, then select Let's talk, and then choose a way to connect.

Moreover, you can also open the details from this article for more tips about preparing 1099s in QBDT: Create and file 1099s with QuickBooks Desktop.

Let me know how it goes on your end by adding a comment below. I'm determined to get this fixed for you.

I would if they were available.  The place you described is blank.  

God bless you for saving this day. 

I was having same issue.  Contacted QB customer service.  The account you are trying to use is mapped to the 1099 MISC form.  Go through the steps like you are going to print 1099 MISC and remove the mapping for the required accounts, save and close.  Go back to 1099 NEC and you should be able to map the accounts correctly.

Very helpful.  You should be paid by Intuit.  Thanks so much.

WELL DONE! Thanks for doing what support couldn't

I was about to stroke out. THANK YOU for your response. I've been going in circles for 2 hours. First it was the wrong form, then I updated and then nobody was eligible...ugh...anyways....Thanks!