Manage contractor forms and documents

Get contractor forms and documents, and PDF versions

There are two types of contractor documentation supported by our APIs: forms and documents. Forms return 1099 forms. Documents have a more complex structure, with attributes like “pages” and “fields” and currently are used for W9 forms. For information on documents see the Contractor documents guide.

Contractor 1099s, W9s, and payment receipts are all available through the API.

Document	Description	API Details	Additional Information
1099-NEC	Form 1099-NEC is an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form for businesses to report payments made to non-employees, such as independent contractors.	GET /v1/contractors/{contractor_uuid}/forms	Contractor Forms Guide
W9	This document provides information to a company about who they will be making payments to.Gusto can generate a W9 for signature if an email is associated with the contractor and return it via the API.	GET /v1/contractors/{contractor_uuid}/documents	Contractor Documents Guide
Payment receipts	All Contractor Payments which result in ACH movement of money require that a receipt be available once the payment has been funded. Contractor Payments are funded when the ACH transfer for the payment has been initiated. Payment Receipts are not available for Check or Historical Payments.	GET /v1/contractor_payments/{contractor_payment_uuid}/receipt	Contractor Payment Receipts Guide

1099 Forms

Contractor 1099 Forms are generated at the end of the calendar year. To test these endpoints in demo at anytime, use the POST sandbox/generate_1099 endpoint.

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