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Pay a contractor with direct deposit
by Intuit• Updated 2 months ago
Learn how to pay your contractors using direct deposit in QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop Payroll.
You can use QuickBooks Payroll or QuickBooks Contractor Payments to send direct deposit payments to your contractors. If you don't want to use direct deposit, you can also pay your contractors with paper checks.
Here's how to set up and create direct deposits for your contractors using your QuickBooks product.
Note: Not sure which payroll service you have? Here's how to find your payroll service. |
Tip: You can also use direct deposit to pay open bills with your contractors in QuickBooks Online. This is outside your payroll system. QuickBooks tracks contractor payments for 1099-MISC reporting.
There are fees to use direct deposit. Check your subscription for details.
Step 1: Add your contractor
Before you can pay your contractor, you need to set up their profile. Check out Set up contractors and track them for 1099s in QuickBooks to learn more.
Step 2: Set up direct deposit
We have a variety of plans to pay contractors, including QuickBooks Contractor Payments which lets you pay contractors and file 1099s for a flat fee.
Before you can create any payments, you'll need to add your company's bank details and your contractor's direct deposit info.
Step 3: Create contractor direct deposit payments
Now you're ready to send a direct deposit to your contractor. Follow the steps for the payroll product you use.
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