How do I set up a recurring weekly payment to a CONTRACTOR? I don't have any W2 employees but I have many 1099 contractors who I pay weekly. I would like to automate it.

Let me guide you on how to create an automatic recurring payment to a vendor, @lev.

You can go to the Gear icon and then Recurring Transactions to create a recurring payment to a contractor. You can automate a check or a bill. 

Here's how:

1. Tap the Gear icon (⚙) and choose Recurring Transactions below Lists. 
2. Click on New and choose either Bill or Check and then select OK. 
3. Create a Template name.
4. Set Scheduled as the Type. This will create a series of transactions according to the schedule you set. When you choose to send it via email, it'll be sent automatically.
5. Add all the necessary information.
6. Select Save template once you're done. 

You can check the following article for further guidance on how to create recurring transactions in QuickBooks Online.

Furthermore, here's an article on how to edit the scheduled transaction and check if it ran successfully: Check your scheduled transactions.

I'm always here if you have questions in creating this recurring transaction and or anything else, by leaving a reply below. Keep safe and have a wonderful day!

Another stopgap option is to sit down and create a scheduled series of direct deposits that you schedule for the dates you want them to go. It's still a pain and a mediocre band-aid, but at least you don't have to do it every week or two. I created 2 months worth of scheduled payments and then I'll do it again in a couple months or maybe create even more as it will let you schedule them out a ways. It would still be great if they would just fix it.

Hi there HPSingh,

Thanks for reaching out about paying your suppliers. QuickBooks Online is a great tool able to help you keep track of bills, supplier credits and bill payments so you know the amount owed to suppliers.  can provide some information about paying suppliers.

In the Canadian version of QuickBooks Online, there isn't the option to pay your suppliers via direct deposit. What can be done in QuickBooks is creating a cheque for your supplier, but any other method of payment relating to direct deposit for vendors would need to be done outside of QuickBooks. I can see that this would be a feature that you'd like to see in order to pay your suppliers directly from the program. I recommend leaving Feedback by clicking on the Gear Icon, then Feedback. The comments made in that section are taken into consideration when designing new features for QuickBooks Online.

If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out here.