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How to Prepare & E-File Tax Form 1099 for Vendors in QuickBooks

I am using QuickBooks from quite a long time now, earlier we were easily able to file 1099’s in QuickBooks through the wizard, since they have discontinued it, what is the other way to prepare and e-file the 1099s?

Asked on January 17, 2019 in QuickBooks Pro.
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There are many different ways to file 1099-MISC first, through QuickBooks and second is E-filing system. You can either use any of the methods you would like to use to file tax 1099.

Step: Enabling the Vendor For Tax 1099-MISC

  1. Go to Vendor from your QuickBooks.
  2. Then Select the New Vendor from the drop-down menu and then click on add new vendor.
  3. You need to fill all the details like their first and last name etc.
  4. In the Tax Setting tab, you need to put the check mark on Vendor is eligible for tax 1099.
  5. If you want to change the setting for an existing vendor you can simply go to the vendor center.
  6. Once you see the list of your all the vendors you can double click on a vendor to change vendor setting.
  7. Once you see the vendor information go to the Tax Setting
  8. And select the same setting that you have followed in step 4.

Step: Enable Tax Setting in QuickBooks

  1. To enable tax setting in QuickBooks First of all, you need to click on Edit from the top in QuickBooks.
  2. In the drop-down option, you need to select Preferences.
  3. In the QuickBooks Preferences setting you to need to scroll down till you see Tax 1099 In the Preferences window.
  4. Click on it and Go to the company preferences.
  5. Here you need to select the link Click here If you want to map your accounts to boxes on forms 1099-MISC.
  6. In the Map vendor payment account list window display all the accounts used for payments to 1099 vendors. Once you have done with that click on the apply payments to this 1099 box drop-down, so here you need to selectone of the 1099-MISC boxes.
  7. Then you need to click on Get started to form the window.
  8. Select the next until you see the window to select the date for the filing period.
  9. Select the 1099(s) or 1096(s) forms that you want to print and select the Print 1099 or Print 1096 button accordingly.
  10. After that, you need to click on Print 1099.
  11. You can select to review the forms first if you want. Select the Preview 1099button before printing to the check.
    1. Select the file from the top.
    2. After that, you need to Choose Printer setup.
    3. Now you need to select the form name 1099s/1096 from the list.
    4. Then select Align.
    5. Finally, you need to click on Ok to print tax forms.

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Answered on February 15, 2019.

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