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Shane_d
January 28, 2023
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It seems the 1099 filing, emailing, and mailing to contractors is different this year?? Does e-file only send contractors hard mail copies?

  • January 28, 2023
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Do I need to print and mail?  Previous years emailed copied and send my mail.

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    Shane_dAuthor
    January 28, 2023

    I’m confused about what I just did. I chose efile only (just the basics) because I didn’t want to pay for a subscription.  But, now I don’t know if copies were mailed or emailed to my contractors like previous years. If I look at my filings it says submitted and mailed, but I’ve no way to know if QuickBooks will mail on my behalf or it’s assuming I mailed hard copies myself?  Frustrating. 

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    QueenC
    January 28, 2023

    Let me ease your confusion, @Shane_d.

     

    When e-filing in QuickBooks Online (QBO), the program will automatically submit the mentioned forms for you and you'll have to option to let your contractors view and print their 1099s. When in the process of e-filing 1099s, you're prompted to choose the delivery option for your contractor's copies, however, if you don't see this option, you've already opted to provide your contractors' online access to their 1099s when you added them to QuickBooks. You can confirm with your contractors if they've already received the email.

     

    You can also utilize this article to know more about e-file in QBO: Get answers to your 1099 questions.

     

    Additionally, should you need to print your 1099s for future purposes, feel free to browse through this article to know how: Print your 1099 and 1096 forms.

     

    You can always get back here if you've got further questions with regard to e-filing 1099s in QuickBooks Online. I'm always here to assist you thoroughly. Take care and have a great day!

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    Shane_dAuthor
    January 30, 2023

    Thanks for the input.  I’m still not certain what happened.  It seems that in order to have options for delivery method to your contractors, the new subscription service was required. Otherwise, e-file only was the only option other than manual printing and mailing. That was different from last year. No subscription requirement was a part of the process previously, and those delivery options were presented as a part of filing 1099s for a small fee without having to go to the office depot for a pack of 50 or worry about them being sold out in smaller quantities. It was super very convenient. Because that method was gone this year, I chose the e-file only method thinking that maybe I would get some option to verify email addresses and select delivery options, but none were offered. I then went forward with the subscription thinking I had to do it only to pay my prorated month and then be told I had nothing to file. I don’t know that a direct deposit feature is worth the monthly fee for a handful of contractors, but now that I’ve subscribed, I’ll probably look into it further. When I view my filings that were done through the e-file only, it says submitted and mailed to the contractors. That was the part that I was unsure about because it gave me no indication it was included nor address verification during the process if that was happening. I was able to download the PDF versions of the 1099s and email them out to my contractors directly. I contacted one of them to be on the lookout for a hardcopy being mailed from QuickBooks, but they did not receive any emails about signing up to view online.

     

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