Thank you critter & volvo girl !!
It's just very confusing because TT says it's e-filing 1099-NEC - nothing about 1096 or that by e-filing the 1099-NEC it automatically reports 1096 to IRS. I assume I will have no copy of the 1096 to print or save for my records. And there's no instruction to print and mail hard copy to recipient. The way the instructions read, the 1099 NEC is e-filed (doesn't have to be printed/mailed to recipient) and that a 1096 is not -e-filed or copy provided for tax preparer.
I don't know if you are both with Intuit, but the instructions need to be a lot clearer.
