Pay a contractor

Paying a contractor in Intuit Full Service Payroll is as easy as paying an employee!

  1. From the Home page, under Other Payments, click Pay your contractors.
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    Click the Payday tab, and then select Contractors.
  2. Select the payment date. This is the check date and the day that the contractors receive their funds.

    Remember that direct deposit may take up to 2 banking days to be active.

  3. Select the contractors to pay.
  4. Enter the amount of the payment and/or reimbursement.
    How?
    • Enter previous payments that need to be reported in box 7 of Form 1099-MISC in the Payment field.

    • Enter business-related expenses prepaid by the contractor that you need to pay back to them. Any amounts entered here are not reported on Form 1099-MISC in the Reimbursement field.

  5. Click Preview Payment and then review the payment details.
  6. Click Submit to Intuit.

    If the contractor gets a paper check, be sure to handwrite or print the check and give it to the contractor on the pay date. If the contract is set up for direct deposit, the funds are available in the contractor's bank account on the pay date.

    7. Want to change the pay method for a contractor?

    You can set up a contractor to use direct deposit or to receive a paper check by editing the contractor's info.

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