Payment Amounts Print in the Incorrect Box on the 1099 Form

You must verify that the vendor is set up with the correct 1099 type in Sage 50.

  1. From the Maintain menu, select Vendors.
  2. Enter or select the vendor ID in question.
  3. Check the 1099 Type field. Choose either Independent Contractor (to report non-employee compensation of $600 or more on the 1099-MISC form) or Interest (to report those vendors to whom you paid more than $10 in interest a year on the 1099 INT form).
  4. Open Vendor Defaults by selecting Maintain, then Default Information.
  5. Select the 1099 Settings tab.
  6. Scroll to the Expenses section of the list of general ledger accounts and make sure that the correct box number is selected for the appropriate accounts.
  7. Click OK..
  8. Finally, reprint the 1099 forms for these vendor(s).