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MBodyTherapy
March 3, 2025
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Correcting 1099NEC for 2024 Filing

  • March 3, 2025
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We filed our 2024 1099NEC in January electronically via QBO.

We have 2 contractors with misspelled names and I need to file a corrected 1099 for them.

Per the 2024-25 update: Per IRS regulations, you must file corrections the same way the original forms were filed. If you e-filed your original form, you must e-file your corrected form.

We waited the 2+ weeks for corrections to be enabled. It has been active now for over a week... But at this time you get another flag saying that changing contractor Name or EIN is not available and is being worked on.

We have angry contractors trying to do their taxes and cannot finish as they are waiting on our corrected documents...

Any ideas?  Help?  Do we just mail in the changes and hope they are accepted/updated?

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    FishingForAnswers
    FishingForAnswers
    March 3, 2025

    @MBodyTherapy  As far as actually correcting them, well. There are definitely ways to do it through government websites, but after the implementation of IRIS, I'm not sure there are any you'd get approved for within a reasonable amount of time.

     

    There are some websites that can electronically transmit various forms for you (1099s, W2-Gs, etc), but I can't recommend any particular one myself.

     

    All that being said: Which part of their name is misspelled?

     

    If it is the first name, it won't actually matter; the IRS verifies identities using the last name and the tax ID, not the first name.

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    JeraldR
    March 3, 2025

    I appreciate your patience and know the urgency of getting your 1099 NEC form corrected @MBodyTherapy.

     

    The feature to correct the Recipient Name or EIN will be available very soon. It's best not to mail changes to the IRS because you can only make corrections on the platform where you first submitted the forms. If you want your contractors to have a copy then mailing is fine.

     

    For now, I suggest reaching out to our Live support team to get email updates on this feature. I'll guide you below on how to reach them:

     

    1. Open your QuickBooks.
    2. On the upper right corner, click the Help icon.
    3. Choose Search and type Contact Us.
    4. Below select Contact Us.
    5. Choose the preferred contact method.

     

    You can refer to this article to check our support hours in QuickBooks Online: Get help with QuickBooks products and services.

     

    Also, keep this article for the future. It's a great guide on IRS regulations for filing 1099 forms and shows you how to file or correct them in QuickBooks: Understand the IRS regulations for filing 1099s and W-2s.

     

    Remember, we're always here to help! If you have any questions about correcting your 1099 form, just reach out to us by getting back to this thread.

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    MBodyTherapyAuthor
    March 4, 2025

    I had already used the "HELP" feature numerous times prior to coming to the Community page to find further assistance.  The original responses were "just wait please".  Once the "Correct" feature was released but then not being able to fix the name, I waited another week. Reached out yesterday again before coming here.  I received a call back and after much review and them checking on system, the response was to simply mail the changes into the IRS as there was no date given on expected release of ability to do Electronically.  Help desk emailed me the information on what is needed to mail in the change.  🤷

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