Summary
Answers to common questions on processing vendor 1099 forms in Sage BusinessWorks.
Answers
CAUTION: You must process your 1099s before you close your Accounts Payable for December. The system resets the totals when you close the Accounts Payable year.
▼ Set up vendors to receive a 1099
How do I set up a vendor to receive a 1099?
- Set up the vendor 1099 information in AP, Vendors, Maintain Vendors, then select Other
How can I verify that I have set up all my vendors to print 1099 forms?
- Use the 1099 Worksheet to verify your vendor information. To list all 1099 vendors on the report, set the Minimum amount needed to report to 0.00
▼ 1099 Forms
What type of 1099 forms can I print in Sage BusinessWorks?
- Sage BusinessWorks Version 2023 SP6 and higher
- 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC, 1099-DIV, and 1099-INT
- Sage BusinessWorks Version 2021 to 2023 SP5
- 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC
What 1099/1096 forms do I order?
- You can use blank 4-part perforated forms for your recipients. Print Federal copies on plain paper as the IRS no longer requires the red preprinted forms
- Review the forms required to print 1099s in Sage BusinessWorks to ensure you’ve purchased the correct ones
▼1099 calculations
How are the 1099 figures calculated?
- 1099 totals update in AP, Vendors, Maintain Vendors, YTD, 1099 payments each time you process a vendor check
- The figures that appear in this field populate on the vendor 1099 form

▼ When and how to process and print 1099 forms
How do I print the 1099s and what if I need to edit the information?
- Print the 1099 Worksheet and review for accuracy. Be sure to set the Minimum amount needed to report to meet Internal Revenue Service requirements
- Sage BusinessWorks uses Enhanced Tax Reporting to process your vendor 1099 forms. You can make corrections to the information directly on the grid in Enhanced Tax Reporting
- You can select to print your forms on paper or e-file with Aatrix
CAUTION: Print your vendor 1099 forms before you close the year in Accounts Payable
We need to close Accounts Payable, but we haven't processed the 1099s yet
- Make a copy of your company before closing
- Close your live company and continue to work forward
- Use the archive company to print your 1099s
We closed the Accounts Payable without processing 1099s
- I have a backup from before closing the year
- Restore the backup to a new company ID. Use the backup you made from before closing the year
- I don't have a backup to restore
- You can create a Custom Report to get the total paid to your vendors during the calendar year
▼ Troubleshoot and correct
Box 1 for NEC is missing on the 1099 Preparer
- Ensure you’ve selected the correct 1099 Form Type
- Browse to AP, Vendors, 1099 Processing
- Select the desired 1099 Form Type from the list. You need to process each 1099 Form Type separately

How to correct a vendor that received the wrong 1099 form type
- The correction depends on if you have already submitted your forms
- For options, review how to correct a vendor that received the wrong 1099 form type
I need to correct 1099s I've already e-filed
- For questions regarding correcting 1099s you e-filed, contact Aatrix