18.6. 1099s

In QuickBooks, paying independent contractors is no different than paying other vendors: You enter bills from your contractors and then you pay those bills. No messy payroll transactions; no fuss with benefits or other regulatory requirements. But at the end of the year, you have to generate 1099s for your independent workers.

If you set up QuickBooks to track 1099 payments (Section 23.21) and your contractors as 1099 vendors (Section 6.1.3), generating 1099s is a piece of cake. But before you push a stack of 1099 forms through your printer, it’s a good idea to make sure your records are up-to-date and accurate.