Solved: Contractor access to Download 1099-NEC tax form

jhaus1005 · ‎04-12-2025

I use Square Payroll to pay my team of independent contractors. Square files a form 1099-NEC for me each year and allows me to pay my contractors via ACH for $6 per month per contractor paid.

Apparently, the only way for my contractors to access the electronic version of their 1099 is by installing the Square Team App on their phone.

Am I missing something? Is there a way for my contractors to download their 1099 from the Square website? Is there a help resource on this topic I can point them to? I was unable to find anything on this topic.

TheRealChipA · ‎04-12-2025

Hi there @jhaus1005. You can view/download/print contractor 1099s by going to your web dashboard > Staff & Payroll > Payroll > Tax Forms. At the top are tabs. Click the 1099s tab and all of those will be there.

Also, at the end of each tax year, Square sends you notices about opting in to having them print and mail these forms as well as W2s to your team. That has a cost per form mailed to cover the mailing costs. Otherwise, every year after the forms are finalized you’ll need to print and distribute them yourself to team members who don’t have the Team App.

Chip A.
Square Expert & Innovator and member of the Square Champions group. (But NOT a Square employee, just a seller like you)

Was my post helpful? Take a moment to mark it as a solution. Marked solutions help other sellers find possible resolutions to similar problems. Also, if you find your solution elsewhere (say, through Support), it is helpful to come back to your post and tell us about it, then mark that as a Solution. Solutions are what this Community is all about!

View Solution >

TheRealChipA · ‎04-12-2025

Hi there @jhaus1005. You can view/download/print contractor 1099s by going to your web dashboard > Staff & Payroll > Payroll > Tax Forms. At the top are tabs. Click the 1099s tab and all of those will be there.

Also, at the end of each tax year, Square sends you notices about opting in to having them print and mail these forms as well as W2s to your team. That has a cost per form mailed to cover the mailing costs. Otherwise, every year after the forms are finalized you’ll need to print and distribute them yourself to team members who don’t have the Team App.

Chip A.
Square Expert & Innovator and member of the Square Champions group. (But NOT a Square employee, just a seller like you)

Was my post helpful? Take a moment to mark it as a solution. Marked solutions help other sellers find possible resolutions to similar problems. Also, if you find your solution elsewhere (say, through Support), it is helpful to come back to your post and tell us about it, then mark that as a Solution. Solutions are what this Community is all about!