Set up Form 1099-NEC for recipients

Accounting CS features the ability to set up forms for vendors and independent contractors who should receive a Form 1099-NEC at the end of the year. Use 1 of the following procedures to set up a Form 1099-NEC (and other applicable 1099 forms for vendors). The application stores up to 7 total years of 1099 forms.

Set up a vendor as a 1099 recipient

  1. Choose
    Setup
    , then
    Vendors
    .
  2. Add or edit a vendor record.
  3. On the
    Main
    tab, select 1099 Recipient from the
    Vendor Type
    field.
  4. Select the
    1099 Properties
    tab.
  5. In the 1099 Form Selection section, specify the type(s) of 1099 form the vendor should receive and the Boxes to which the amounts should accumulate for reporting.
  6. If you want to set a form type and box as the default when entering checks for the vendor, mark the
    Default
    checkbox.
You can import a spreadsheet to quickly set up vendors.
  • You'll need to include these columns at a minimum.
  • You can map the 1099 boxes in the
    Column Mappings
    screen when you import the vendors.
  • You can map each 1099 item to the correct form and box designation in the
    Data Mapping - 1099
    screen when you import the vendors.

Set up an employee as a 1099-NEC recipient (Independent Contractor)

  1. If necessary:
    1. Select
      Setup
      , then
      Payroll
      Items
    2. Add a new pay item.
    3. Select
      Nonemployee Compensation
      in the
      Special Type
      field.
  2. Select
    Setup
    , then
    Employees
    and create a new employee record with the type Independent Contractor and select a payroll item.
  3. Select
    Enter
    to save the employee information.
  4. On the
    Payroll Items
    tab, activate any pay items in the Nonemployee compensation section.

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