Hello @usercarolynw.
Welcome to the Community.
Great news! You can definitely create 1099s for vendors or contractors, not in QuickBooks. We have a stand-alone 1099 service that is easy to use.
You’ll simply enter in the vendor information and then you can efile and print those 1099s. Here are instructions:
- From the 1099 E-File Service page, log in to your or sign up for your account.
- Select Enter information.
- Enter your company information, then select Continue.
- Enter your tax information, then select OK.
- Enter your contractor information and values for the supported boxes, then select OK. Important: There are changes to the 1099 forms and boxes in 2021 for tax year 2020, so choose your forms carefully. Most businesses will choose “Nonemployee compensation, Box 1 on the 1099-NEC, but check with your accountant if you think you might have made other types of payments.
- Review your 1099 forms. Select Add to continue adding more contractors, Edit to make any changes, or select Continue to proceed to the next step.
- On the Pay for Service window, enter your credit card information, and select Approve to pay for the service.
- Select the Print For Contractors or Print for your records buttons to view and print 1099 forms. Note: don’t forget to mail the forms to your contractors, we do not mail 1099s to contractors for you.
- Place a checkmark next to contractors paid in prior years you also wish to create a 1099 for. Select Continue.
- If you are ready to e-file, select Submit final forms.
I’m happy to help with any additional questions about issuing 1099s or anything else. Feel free to reach out any time.