Now Available · Payroll for 1099 Contractors

Payroll for 1099 contractors.
All in one.

Onboard contractors with one link. Get 1099-NEC forms prepared from your payments and e-filed with the IRS. Move money bank-to-bank with QuickBooks Online sync. Cleo Pay handles the entire contractor lifecycle in one platform.

1 linkContractor onboarding
$20K1099-K threshold
1099-NECPrepared from your payments
Payroll for
1099 Contractors
All in One

Everything you need to pay 1099 contractors.

From the moment a contractor signs up to the moment their 1099 hits their inbox in January, Cleo Pay handles the entire lifecycle in one platform.

Self-Serve Onboarding

Contractors enter their info, go through IRS TIN matching, and add their bank by signing in to it or by entering their routing and account numbers. No PDFs, no email chains.

1099-NEC Forms

1099-NEC forms are prepared from your payments and e-filed with the IRS, and contractors download theirs from their Cleo Pay account.

TIN & W-9 Compliance

IRS TIN matching on every contractor. W-9s collected, version-tracked, and stored from the first invite, so tax season is a non-event.

Bank-to-Bank Payments

Standard ACH, or same-day on Growth and higher plans, with full accounts payable workflows. Syncs bills, vendors, payments and categories with QuickBooks Online without re-keying a thing.

Onboarding

Contractors onboard from one link.

Your contractors get one link. They create an account, fill out their W-9, link their bank, and they are ready to be paid. No PDFs, no email chains, no chasing W-9s in January.

  • Self-serve, no PDFs
  • IRS TIN matching
  • Bank sign-in or routing number
  • Bulk invite from CSV
app.cleo-pay.com/invite
1 link

Get paid faster

Camp Cleo LLC wants to streamline payments with you

Streamlined invoicing · Faster payments · Better cash flow
What happens next:
  1. 1
    Login to your Cleo account
    Access your existing account or create a new one in seconds.
  2. 2
    Fill out your W-9 details
    Enter your tax information. We check your TIN with IRS TIN matching.
  3. 3
    Connect your bank account
    Add your bank by signing in to it or by entering your routing and account numbers.
  4. 4
    Start receiving payments
    Begin streamlined invoicing and automated payment workflows.
Tax Compliance

1099-NEC forms, without the January panic.

Every payment you run through Cleo Pay is tagged to a contractor and a filing year. Come January, 1099-NEC forms are prepared from your payments and e-filed with the IRS, and contractors download theirs from their Cleo Pay account.

  • 1099-NEC forms prepared from your payments and e-filed with the IRS
  • IRS TIN matching at onboarding
  • W-9 collected at onboarding
  • Contractors download their forms in Cleo Pay
2025 1099-NEC forms
142 contractors · $2.4M reportable
On track
All142
Verified137
Queued3
Needs review2
ContractorTINYTDStatus
AAva Martinez•••-••-4821$42,180Verified
GGreenline Studios LLC••-•••8102$88,540Verified
BBoundary Build Co.••-•••4477$124,900Verified
MMarcus Wright•••-••-6310$19,205Queued
PPriya Shah•••-••-0248$7,420Verified
NNorthfield Rentals LLC••-•••2019$54,600Verified
Verified137
Need review2
Next deadlineJan 31
Two-way sync to IRS · E-delivered to contractors

The contractor payroll stack, purpose-built.

Three foundations that turn 1099 payroll from a quarterly scramble into a background process.

Verify identity on day one.

IRS TIN matching and automatic W-9 collection at onboarding. Catch mismatches before a single dollar moves.

Contractor verificationStep 3 of 3
AM
Ava Martinez
TIN •••-••-1234
PDF
W-9_AvaMartinez_2025.pdf
Signed · 1.2 MB
TIN match W-9 on file 1099 ready
3 of 3 complete

Pay direct, bank-to-bank.

Standard ACH straight from your operating account, or same-day on Growth and higher plans. No extra fee for standard ACH, no prefunding wallets.

Payment batch#B-4821
Chase
••1908
Contractors
3 accounts
JR
Jordan Reyes$8,420.00
PL
Priya Larsen$2,180.00
DT
Daniel Tran$14,900.00
Total 3 payments · $25,500.00Standard ACH

Every 1099-NEC, prepared and e-filed.

1099-NEC forms are prepared from your payments and e-filed with the IRS, and recipients download theirs from their Cleo Pay account.

Tax year 2025142 forms
1099 · 2025
Recipient•••-••-7741
Nonemployee comp.$124,900.00
1099 · 2025
$87,200.00
1099 · 2025
$41,650.00
Ready in recipient's account
Integrations

Your favorite tools, finally working together.

Cleo Pay syncs bills, vendors, payments and categories with QuickBooks Online, so contractors and payments stay current in your books.

Cleo Pay integrations with QuickBooks, Slack, Xero

Cleo Pay vs other contractor payroll platforms.

Cleo Pay is built for finance teams who want contractor payments, 1099 compliance, and full AP automation in one platform, not three.

Cleo Pay
Typical contractor payroll tool
Self-serve contractor onboarding
Limited
IRS TIN matching
W-9 collection at signup
1099-NEC forms prepared from your payments and e-filed with the IRS
Bank-to-bank ACH payments
Limited
Bank linking by bank sign-in or routing number
Full AP workflows and approval chains
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AI invoice scanning and line-item extraction
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Direct QuickBooks Online sync
Limited
No extra fee for standard ACH
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Dedicated implementation support
Limited

Based on publicly available feature information from competing platforms as of 2026. Features vary by plan.

Payroll for 1099 contractors. All in one. Live in days.

See how Cleo Pay onboards your contractors, prepares 1099-NEC forms from your payments, and pays directly bank-to-bank. Book a 15-min walkthrough with our team.

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