How do I delete a subcontractor? I don't want to make it inactive. I want to totally delete it.

I understand that you find it helpful to be able to delete subcontractors, @nicole-theartful. 

Currently, this option is unavailable in QuickBooks Online. However, we appreciate your suggestion and would like to hear more about your thoughts on this matter. You can send us your feedback, and our developers will consider adding this feature in the future. To provide your feedback, follow these steps:

Here's how:

1. You can go to the Gear icon.
2. Under the Profile column, press the Feedback button.
3. Write your product suggestion, then click Next.

Furthermore, our Product Development team receives your thoughtful comments (QBO) through the feature request tracking QuickBooks Online Feature Requests website.

To learn more about using QuickBooks Online, managing your account, and handling invoices and subscriptions, see this article for additional references: Manage billing, payment, and subscription info in QuickBooks Online.

QuickBooks has reports to help you get ready to create your 1099s. To know which reports you need to run, please refer to this article: How to run 1099 reports in QuickBooks which shows who needs 1099s, payment totals, and more.

If you have any further questions or need assistance deleting sub-contractor information into the program, feel free to post here anytime.