Paying contractors: gross commission, subtract expenses, pay net commission

[kn]

Is it possible to make a gross commission-only payment to an independent contractor, show expenses (such as office rental, legal fees, etc.) taken out, then send/pay the net commission amount to the contractor?

I cannot figure out a way to do this. I ask because I would like the GROSS commission amount to be noted in box 7 of the 1099-MISC that is filed at the end of the year.

[EJ_]

Hi @kn 

Welcome to the Seller Community!

At the moment, Contractor expenses and/or remibursements isn't available, but we're tracking this feature request. I reached out to our Payroll team, and they were able to provide some information on a workaround for this. 

One option is you can note the expenses on the contractor's paystub by adding a memo: Click the three-dotted icon on the right side of the Gross Income column > Add Memo.

If you only want to send the Contractor the net pay, you'll need to send a paper check and adjust the actual amount paid, but for direct deposit, Square Payroll will report what was paid on the 1099, and in either case this wouldn't be shown on a paystub.