How to Pay 1099 Contractors in QuickBooks Online (2026)

This QuickBooks Workforce tutorial (2026) walks you through paying 1099 contractors and filing 1099-NEC forms end-to-end, with self-service W-9 collection and AI-drafted forms built in. 💵 Get 50% off QuickBooks Workforce for 3 months ➜ https://qbworkforce.kevinstratvert.com/ First, you'll pick the right plan from QuickBooks Workforce's three tiers - Core, Premium, and Elite - and learn why contractor-only shops should consider QuickBooks Contractor Payments instead. Next, you'll add your first 1099 contractor and trigger the self-service W-9 flow, where the contractor enters their own tax classification, EIN, and direct deposit info from a free Intuit account. Then, you'll watch the W-9 land in QuickBooks as a downloadable PDF, ending the January W-9 chase for good. After that, you'll run a contractor payment with next-day direct deposit, map it to a Contract Labor expense account, and see QuickBooks auto-flag the payment as 1099-eligible. Along the way, you'll learn the new $2,000 federal 1099-NEC threshold for 2026 payments, up from $600, and which states still use the old number. Afterward, you'll open the year-end 1099 filing flow and use QuickBooks' new AI feature to auto-draft 1099-NEC forms from your books in seconds. Finally, you'll e-file federal 1099s directly to the IRS, save $6 per form with free e-delivery through QuickBooks Workforce, and learn which smaller states need direct state filing. Host: David DeWinter Sponsor: Intuit #stratvert #quickbooks #intuit 📚 RESOURCES QuickBooks Contractor Payments ➜ https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payroll/contractor-payments ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Workforce Plans 1:14 - Self-Service W-9 2:43 - First Contractor Payment 3:52 - 1099 Filing 5:40 - Wrap-Up 📩 NEWSLETTER - Get the latest high-quality tutorial and tips and tricks videos emailed to your inbox each week: https://kevinstratvert.com/newsletter 🔽 CONNECT WITH ME - Official website: http://www.kevinstratvert.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinstratvert/ - Discord: https://bit.ly/KevinStratvertDiscord - Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevstrat - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kevin-Stratvert-101912218227818 - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinstratvert - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinstratvert/ 🎁 PARTNERS & DISCOUNTED OFFERS 💻 Hostinger | https://hostinger.kevinstratvert.com 📋 Notion | https://notion.kevinstratvert.com 💵 Quickbooks Online | https://qbo.kevinstratvert.com 🎙️ Voicemod AI Voice Changer | https://voicemod.kevinstratvert.com 🕵️ VidIQ | https://vidiq.kevinstratvert.com 🎒 MY COURSES - Go from Excel novice to data analysis ninja in just 2 hours: https://kevinstratvert.thinkific.com 🎓TRAINING - Take your skills, or your team’s, to the next level by partnering with us for expert training: https://kevinstratvert.com/training 🙏 REQUEST VIDEOS https://forms.gle/BDrTNUoxheEoMLGt5 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/kevlers?sub_confirmation=1 🙌 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL - Hit the THANKS button in any video! - Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3kCP2yz ⚖ DISCLOSURE Some links are affiliate links. Purchasing through these links gives me a small commission to support videos on this channel. The price to you is the same.