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Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.kneadapp.co/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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Overview

If you paid a decorator, a delivery driver, or any other contractor $600 or more in a year, the IRS expects you to issue them a 1099-NEC. Knead tracks contractor payments as you go and generates a 1099-NEC worksheet for each qualifying vendor at year-end — no spreadsheet gymnastics required.

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Where to Find Contractors

Tap Contractors in the sidebar to open /contractors. The page is titled “Contractors & 1099s” with the description “Track contractor payments and generate 1099-NEC worksheets at year-end.” The Contractors page with the per-vendor table and the vendors-not-yet-flagged list

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Flagging a Payment as Contractor Pay

There are two ways to mark money as contractor pay:
  1. On the expense form, check the Contractor payment (1099-NEC) card when you log the expense.
  2. On the Contractors page, under “Vendors not yet flagged as 1099,” tap Mark as 1099 next to a vendor.

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Reading the Contractor Table

Each vendor gets a row showing:
ColumnWhat it shows
VendorName, plus the legal name once a W-9 is on file
YTD totalTotal paid to them this year
ExpensesHow many payments make up that total
W-9”On file” or an Add W-9 button
ActionA 1099-NEC download, or a reason it’s unavailable
The 1099-NEC download only appears when a vendor has been paid $600 or more and has a W-9 on file. Otherwise the Action column reads “Add W-9 first” or “Under $600”.

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Collecting a W-9

Tap Add W-9 to open the form at /contractors/[vendor]/w9 and fill in:
  • Legal name (as on W-9)
  • Tax classification (Individual/Sole proprietor, LLC, Partnership, C corporation, or S corporation)
  • Tax ID (SSN or EIN)
  • Address line 1 and Address line 2
  • City, State, ZIP
  • Contact email (optional)
Tap Save W-9 when you’re done. The W-9 form with legal name, tax classification, tax ID, and address fields

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Set Up Your Business Tax Identity First

Before you can generate any 1099-NEC, Knead needs your business EIN and mailing address. If they’re missing, you’ll see an amber banner: “Add your business EIN and mailing address before generating 1099-NECs.”
Good to know: The 1099-NEC PDF (downloaded from /contractors/[vendor]/1099-nec.pdf) uses your business tax identity as the payer block. Set that up once and every 1099 is ready to go.
Pro tip: Collect a W-9 from a contractor before you pay them the first time. It’s far easier than chasing one down in January.
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