1099 Contractor Tracker 2026, 1099-NEC Spreadsheet, W-9 and Vendor Payment Log

Pay freelancers, contractors or a landlord for your business? Keep a simple list of who you paid, when, how and how much. The file applies the new $2,000 threshold for 2026 and leaves out card and PayPal business payments for you, then shows who needs a Form 1099 and whose W-9 is still missing.

WHAT'S INSIDE (7 tabs)
- Start Here: 5 short steps and the color key
- About You: your business name and address exactly as they go on the forms
- People I Pay: one row per contractor or landlord, copied from their W-9 (room for 100)
- Payments: one row each time you pay someone (room for 500)
- Dashboard: paid in total, people paid, 1099s needed and W-9s missing
- For Your Accountant: a print-ready list of every form to prepare, person by person
- Lists & Rates: 2026 thresholds and due dates, already filled in (nothing to type)

WHAT YOU GET
- 1 instant download (.zip) with 2 Excel files:
- BLANK file: your own copy to fill in
- EXAMPLE file: the same workbook filled with made-up numbers, so you can see how a finished year looks before you start
- Works in Microsoft Excel (desktop recommended) and Google Sheets (upload the .xlsx to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets). Some formatting may look a little different in Google Sheets.
- Simple color key: cream cells = you type here, gray cells = fill in by themselves.

WHO IT'S FOR
- Small business owners and LLCs who hire freelancers or contractors
- Businesses that pay rent to an individual landlord
- Bookkeepers who want a clean list to hand over in January
Not for employees on payroll.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Look at the EXAMPLE file to see a year of payments.
2. In the BLANK file, fill in About You (5 minutes).
3. Before you pay someone new, add them on People I Pay from their W-9.
4. Each time you pay, add one row on Payments.
5. In January, print For Your Accountant.

ABOUT THE MAKER
Made by a tax pro with 18 years of tax experience. Every TZLprints file is written in plain English for regular people, not accountants. The 2026 figures were checked against IRS.gov in October 2026.

PLEASE NOTE
- This is a recordkeeping and organizing tool. It is not tax, legal or accounting advice, and it does not prepare or file a tax return.
- Tax rules and figures can change. Confirm them at IRS.gov or with your tax professional before you file.

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, ALL SALES FINAL
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