1) 1099 Mail and Print to Contractors? 2) View and Print 1099 WITHOUT creating an Intuit account

Hello, elma1.  

Thank you for reaching out to the Community. To answer your first question, you need to update the information through the Expense page to modify the email of your contractor. And, I'm glad to show you how:

1. Go to Expenses from the left menu, then choose Vendors.
2. Locate the contractor from there and open the profile.
3. Select Edit. 
4. Edit the new email address. 
5. Select Save and close.
6. Once done, refresh QuickBooks for changes to take effect. 

For your second question, If you want contractors to add their tax information and view their 1099, you need to invite them to QuickBooks Online and create an account. 

You can see more about e-filing in E-file 1099s your way. This article will include a guide for 1099-NEC, covers how to fill out a 1099, and Tips to avoid mistakes.  

For future reference, read through this article: Prepare and file 1099s using QuickBooks Online. It also helps you learn about the different tasks you might need to do after filing them electronically.  

Please feel free to reach out to us here with all of your questions and concerns. I'm determined to ensure your success. Stay safe!

Thanks for your time, but unfortunately these do not answer my questions. My first question basically is,  I want to know whether Intuit will mail out a copy of the 1099s to contractors or not? Right now, the email my contractors received shows as the copy would be "only" via email and not via mail (hard copy).   My second question is, Can my contractors view, download, and print their 1099 form "WITHOUT" creating the free intuit account?  They just don't want to create an Intuit account just to get access to their 1099 form.  It should be as easy access as they would get it in the USPS. Thank you for your help. 

Thank you, Mark. You did respond my questions. Yes, I did e-file. Just that I don't know why Intuit makes contractors create an account so they can view, download and print their 1099s. Thank you again. 

Thank you, Mark. You did respond my questions. Yes, I did e-file. Just that I don't know why Intuit makes contractors create an account so they can view, download and print their 1099s. Thank you again. 

I know this was a year ago, hoping you can help me - I have the same questions as you did last year.  I have efiled my 1099's thru QBO with the IRS, and the Current Filings "status" is showing that Contractors Copies were "Mailed".  I do not have an email address set up for my contractors.  I just want to confirm, QBO is really mailing out paper copies of the forms to my contractors?  WITHOUT charging me more?  How can that be?  I know they make a lot of $$, but seems like they would charge postage at least for doing this.  Just want to make sure my contractors WILL get these paper copies mailed to them - did your contractors last year receive these paper copies?  Thanks for any help you can provide.

Hello there, jessicakim.

I'm here to share more information about viewing the 1099 forms.

Your contractors can view and download their 1099s once you send them an invitation. When you invite them, they can create a QuickBooks Self-Employed account for free. This way, they can securely share their tax info with you and view the 1099 form after you've filed them.

After you submit the 1099-MISC to the IRS, your contractors will get an email when it's ready for download. Let them select the link in the email to sign in to QuickBooks Self-Employed. Here's how they can view their 1099s:

1. Sign in to QuickBooks Self-Employed.
2. Go to the Clients menu.
3. Select the Forms tab.

For more details about how they can view the 1099 forms, feel free to read through this reference: Learn how to sign in to QuickBooks Self-Employed to get your 1099-MISC.

Feel free to leave a comment below if you have other questions or concerns about tracking your income and expenses.