This tracker vs. Track1099
Track1099, an Avalara product, is a well-known paid service for the back half of 1099 season: collecting W-9s from vendors electronically and e-filing 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC forms with the IRS and participating states, priced per form, described on track1099.com. It is the tool a business reaches for once it already knows its full vendor list and is ready to file.
That is a different job from the one this page does. This tracker has no W-9 collection portal, no e-filing, and no per-form fee. It exists for the step before that: working out, from what you already know about each vendor, who actually needs a 1099-NEC under the 2026 $2,000 threshold, who is exempt as a corporation, and whose W-9 is still missing — with nothing to sign up for.
| Question | Where to answer it |
|---|---|
| I have my full 1099 list finalized — how do I collect any outstanding W-9s electronically and e-file everything with the IRS and states? | Track1099 or a comparable paid e-filing service — collection and e-filing are jobs this page does not attempt. |
| Which of my vendors actually crosses the 2026 $2,000 threshold, and which ones are exempt because they're a corporation? | This tracker — enter each vendor's entity type, category, and year-to-date total, and get the threshold and exemption applied with no signup. |
| Which vendors on my list still don't have a W-9 on file, so I know who to chase before the deadline? | This tracker — the review queue sorts a missing W-9 above everything else and marks it done the moment you record one received. |
| I need audit-trail e-filing confirmations and state-by-state submission. | Track1099 or a comparable paid service — this page has no accounts and files nothing; it produces a CSV you can hand to whichever service you use. |
This tracker is deliberately the opposite shape from an e-filing subscription: nothing to sign up for, nothing billed per form, and nothing typed here ever leaves your browser. That makes it useful for narrowing down a vendor list before you pay anyone to file it — and the wrong tool for the actual e-filing step, which is exactly the job a service like Track1099 is built for.
It needs no account and no sign-in: it is a static page, the arithmetic runs in your browser, and once it has loaded it keeps working with the connection off.
Common questions
Should I use this tracker or Track1099?
They answer different questions. Track1099, an Avalara product, collects W-9s from vendors and e-files 1099s with the IRS and states for a per-form fee, described on Avalara's own site. This tracker does not file anything and never will — it exists for the step before that: figuring out, from what you already know about each vendor, who actually crosses the 2026 $2,000 threshold, who is exempt as a corporation, and whose paperwork is still missing. A business that already knows its full 1099 list and wants to e-file it should use Track1099 or a comparable service; a bookkeeper still working out who is even on that list is in the right place here first.
Is this page affiliated with Avalara or Track1099?
No. This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Avalara, Inc. or Track1099. Track1099 is named here only to describe what this tracker is and is not.
Open the 1099-NEC Vendor Tracker to add your own vendors.