# 1099-NEC form: fill out and sign online, free > Form 1099-NEC is the Internal Revenue Service's "Nonemployee Compensation." In its words: "Use Form 1099-NEC to report nonemployee compensation." (IRS, About Form 1099-NEC) Page: https://pdfinish.com/forms/1099-nec Last updated: October 26, 2026 ## 1099-NEC at a glance - **Agency:** Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - **What it is for:** Use Form 1099-NEC to report nonemployee compensation. - **Who fills it:** The payer, in the PAYER’S boxes on the form, with the RECIPIENT’S information in the recipient boxes. - **Who it goes to:** The form has separate copies: “Copy A For Internal Revenue Service Center,” “Copy B For Recipient,” “Copy 1 For State Tax Department” and “Copy 2 To be filed with recipient’s state income tax return, when required” (printed on the form). See the IRS instructions for how to file and furnish them. - **Signature:** The form has no signature line. - **Revision:** Rev. December 2026 - **Last checked:** October 26, 2026 - **Official form (PDF):** https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1099nec.pdf - **Official instructions:** https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1099mec ## What the agency says - The IRS says on the form: “Copy A for informational purposes only. Copy A appears in red, similar to the official printed form. However, official printed versions of Copy A are scannable, but self-printed copies of Copy A from this PDF are not. Do not print and file copy A of this PDF; we may impose a penalty for filing information return forms that we can’t scan.” So the printable Copy A is for information only and cannot be filed. (Source: [IRS, Form 1099-NEC (printed on the form)](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1099nec.pdf)) - The IRS also says: “You may download and print Copy B and other copies of this form, which appear in black, to satisfy the requirement to furnish the information to the recipient.” Those copies can be filled in here. For the penalty rules, the IRS points to Publication 1099, General Instructions for Certain Information Returns. (Source: [IRS, Form 1099-NEC (printed on the form)](https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1099nec.pdf)) ## How to fill it out 1. **Open the form.** Press Fill it now. The form opens in Finish PDF in your browser. Nothing is uploaded. 2. **Type in the boxes.** Click a box and type, or tick a checkbox. Add your signature in the Sign step and press Lock to put your entries into the page. 3. **Save your copy.** Name the file and download it. Your original blank form is never changed. ## Common questions ### Is the 1099-NEC form free to fill out here? Free to start. Your 2 free uses in total need no account. Filling in a form and signing it are free; the file you download counts as one of your free uses. After that, start your 7-day free trial of Pro or buy Pro for $2.99 a month. ### Is my information uploaded? No. The form is filled in your browser and never uploaded, so what you type, including any Social Security number or other tax ID, stays on your device. We do not record what you type. ### Is this the latest version of Form 1099-NEC? It is the version the agency listed as current when we last checked on 2026-10-26: Rev. December 2026. We compare our copy with the agency's every week. If the agency updates the form, this page says so and points to the official link until we update ours. ### Can I sign the 1099-NEC electronically? Whether an electronic signature is accepted is up to whoever asked you for the form, unless the agency says otherwise. Check the agency's instructions at https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1099mec. PDFinish places a picture of your signature on the page; it is not a certificate-based digital signature. ### Where do I send the 1099-NEC? In the agency's words: The form has separate copies: “Copy A For Internal Revenue Service Center,” “Copy B For Recipient,” “Copy 1 For State Tax Department” and “Copy 2 To be filed with recipient’s state income tax return, when required” (printed on the form). See the IRS instructions for how to file and furnish them. Read the agency's instructions at https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1099mec. ### What do I put in each box of the 1099-NEC? We do not tell you what to enter. The agency's own instructions explain each line: https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1099mec. ## Related forms - [Form 1099-MISC](https://pdfinish.com/forms/1099-misc): 1099-MISC form - [Form W-9](https://pdfinish.com/forms/w-9): W-9 form Also searched as: 1099 NEC, 1099-NEC, Form 1099-NEC, 1099NEC form, Nonemployee Compensation form, 1099 form for contractors. PDFinish is not affiliated with the IRS or any government agency. The forms are the agency's own, unchanged. General information, not tax, legal or immigration advice.