# Tax1099

> E-filing for 1099s, W-2s and other IRS information returns

Tax1099 is an IRS-authorized e-filing service for information returns and payroll tax forms: 1099s, W-2s, quarterly 94x returns, 1042-S, 1095 and more. It files with the IRS, the SSA and states, collects W-9s, checks taxpayer ID numbers and sends copies to recipients. Signing up costs nothing and each form is charged, with yearly plans for teams and high-volume filers.

- **Category:** Payroll
- **Made by:** Zenwork, Inc. (since 2010)
- **Website:** https://www.tax1099.com
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 18, 2026

## Pricing

Tax1099 has a free plan. Paid plans start at $249 per year (Teams); Essential has no yearly fee and charges per form.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Essential plan: no subscription or card needed, but each form filed is charged, from $2.99 for the first 20 1099s or W-2s down to $0.72 each at 501 to 1,000.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Essential | $0 | No yearly fee; pay per form from $2.99 each. Federal, state and SSA filing, corrections, scheduling, USPS address checks and accounting imports. |
| Teams | $249 per year | Formerly eFile Plus. Everything in Essential plus several users, team creation and 250 free TIN matches. |
| Scale | $349 per year | Formerly Enterprise. Adds API filing, workflow and user management, action tracking, IRS notice management and a free first bulk TIN match. |

Read from https://www.tax1099.com/tax-1099-efile-pricing on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Tax1099 before buying.

## Key features

- **Federal and state e-filing:** Files 1099, 1098, W-2, 94x, 1042-S, 1095 and 990 forms with the IRS and SSA, and state copies through the combined federal and state program or directly.
- **Corrections and scheduling:** Files corrected and void forms, schedules filings ahead, resubmits forms the IRS rejected and produces 1096 and W-3 summaries for reference.
- **W-9 and W-8 collection:** Requests W-9 or W-8 forms from payees online, priced from $1 for one request to $95 for 1,000, and imports W-9s from PDF.
- **TIN matching and address checks:** Checks payee name and tax ID pairs in real time for $1 each or within 24 hours for $0.37, and validates US addresses against USPS records.
- **Imports and integrations:** Pulls payee data from CSV or Excel and 12+ no-code integrations such as QuickBooks, Xero, BILL and NetSuite; Scale adds an API for automated filing.
- **Recipient copies:** Sends copies to recipients by eDelivery for $0.50 a form, or prints and mails them for $1.95 in the US and $4.99 abroad.

## Good for

- Small businesses filing 1099s for contractors and vendors
- Accountants and CPAs filing for many clients from one login
- Companies that collect W-9s and check tax IDs before filing

## Worth knowing

- It files information returns and payroll tax forms but does not run payroll or pay anyone, so it is narrower than the payroll services here.
- Each form is charged: $2.99 apiece for the first 20 1099, 1098 or W-2 forms, falling to $0.72 at 501 to 1,000. Over 1,000 forms is quoted.
- Recipient copies cost extra: $0.50 a form by eDelivery, $1.95 printed and mailed in the US, $4.99 abroad. Mail in the season's last 5 days adds $1 each.
- It files only with the IRS, the SSA and US states, runs in a browser with no mobile app, and API access needs Scale at $349 a year.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Oct 18, 2026. Tax1099 files your 1099s, W-2s and other IRS forms, collects W-9s and checks tax IDs, and you pay per form with no yearly fee. If January means 1099s for a handful of contractors, that's cheap. But it doesn't run payroll or pay anyone, and copies to your recipients cost extra.

- **Value for money: B.** Graded against its own alternatives, as it files forms rather than running payroll. Essential has no yearly fee: 1099s and W-2s are $2.99 each for the first 20, falling to $0.72, plus $0.50 a copy by eDelivery. Teams is $249 a year. Payroll services like Gusto start at $49 a month.
- **Free plan and trial: F.** Nothing free. Signing up for Essential needs no card or subscription, but every form you file is charged, and there's no trial. That's paying as you go, not trying it out.
- **Features: D.** Next to its alternatives it does one slice of the job, and does it fully: federal, state and SSA filing, corrections, W-9 collection, TIN checks and recipient copies. But it runs no payroll and pays nobody, so it sits beside your payroll or your books.
- **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You'll bring in payee names, tax IDs and amounts from a spreadsheet or QuickBooks, Xero or BILL, then choose how the copies go out.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web only, with QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Xero, BILL, FreshBooks, Sage Intacct, NetSuite and Zapier, and an API on Scale at $349 a year. No phone or desktop app.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Tax1099's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among payroll services

- Tax1099's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 0 of the 20 other payroll services we grade, and level with 1.
- It stands best on value for money (B, above 13 of 20) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
- Its paid plans start at $20.75 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $29 for the category: 4 of the 15 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/payroll

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** Nothing Tax1099 does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 2 things listed below take a company. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 19 of the 20 other payroll services grade higher. It costs $249 a year.

- You could not: It plugs into other products, QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop and Xero among them, and has an API.
- You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, Xero, BILL, FreshBooks, Sage Intacct, Oracle NetSuite, Zapier

**Tags:** Public API, AI features

## Alternatives

- [QuickBooks Workforce](https://toolgpa.com/tools/quickbooks-payroll): Intuit's payroll and HR service, sold alone or with QuickBooks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/quickbooks-payroll-vs-tax1099)
- [Patriot Accounting](https://toolgpa.com/tools/patriot-accounting): Low-cost US small business accounting that pairs with Patriot Payroll. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/patriot-accounting-vs-tax1099)
- [Gusto](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gusto): Payroll and HR for small businesses, with apps for owners and staff. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gusto-vs-tax1099)
- [OnPay](https://toolgpa.com/tools/onpay): US payroll with published prices, plus HR and time add-ons. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/onpay-vs-tax1099)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026:

- https://www.tax1099.com/tax-1099-efile-pricing
- https://www.tax1099.com/
- https://www.tax1099.com/about-us

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