How do I create W-2 and 1099 forms for my employees or contractors?
If you're a business owner, you may need to create W-2 and 1099 forms (including 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC) for your employees or contractors.
Select your product and follow the instructions to create W-2s and 1099s using Quick Employer Forms.
TurboTax Online
Go to the Quick Employer Forms site.
Sign in and follow the instructions to create forms.
TurboTax Desktop
Open TurboTax.
Select File.
Select Create 1099s/W-2s.
Follow the instructions to create forms online for your employees or contractors.
To access existing Quick Employer Forms:
Go to the Quick Employer Forms site and sign in.
On the My Businesses page, select the name of the business you're working on.
On the Forms page you'll see a list of all the forms created for this business.
Note: To access Quick Employer Forms (QEF) Online in tax year 2025, you must log in with a User ID that is linked to a paid TurboTax Online Expert Assist account, TurboTax Online Premium account, a paid TurboTax Desktop Home & Business or TurboTax Business account. You can also elect to purchase QEF separately.
To review what products are linked to your User ID, sign directly into your Intuit account then look under the Products & billing section.
If you access QEF from an unpaid account you will see the “not valid account” screen. You can either merge your valid account to QEF, or re-log in using a valid account.
To merge your paid account with QEF, enter in the User ID associated with your valid account, in the box under “to merge data.”
To re-log in with your valid User ID account take these steps:
Log out of Quick Employer Forms and any TurboTax screens that you may have open.
Clear your cookies and cache.
Log in with your User ID from a paid account.
