I can’t create a 1099 for a contractor even though they are listed as W-9 ready. They don’t show up in my list of contractors to create a 1099.

Hello there, tim.

I'll ensure you can create a 1099 for your contractor in QuickBooks Online (QBO).

There are a few reasons why your contractor is not showing when you start creating your 1099. Let's get through them and fix it.

First, it could be because your contractor didn't meet the threshold. Only those contractors you paid above the annual $600 cash threshold get a 1099. So, you'll need to make sure your payments to this contractor meet the threshold.

Next, the payment method will also vary, if you paid your contractors with a credit card, debit card, gift card, or via PayPal, they will not be reported on the 1099 form in QuickBooks since the merchant will report them on a 1099-K form.

Lastly, when creating 1099s, QuickBooks uses the expense accounts you mapped to report 1099 transactions. If your amounts are off, you may want to review the contractor payment transactions and accounts associated with them. So, please make sure you're paying contractors from the right expense account.

You can refer to this article for more details and more detailed troubleshooting steps in fixing the issue: Troubleshoot missing contractors or wrong amounts on 1099s.

Once everything is good and ready to create the 1099, you can check out these articles for future guidance:

• Create and file 1099s with QuickBooks Online
• Get answers to your 1099 questions

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