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Issue 1099s — compliance processIssue 1099s

moderatepartially automatable🔁 annual

Generate and file 1099-NEC forms for all contractors paid over $600 in the tax year.

Gusto can auto-generate 1099s for contractors on their platform. System compiles data and tracks filing deadlines.

Current agent ceiling

An agent can run 4 of 5 steps — 2 of them behind a human approval gate ⏸

Irreducibly human (1): Review and approve 1099s (needs a human)

How it runs

Route-coded block flow: emerald = agent, amber = manual form/portal, red = needs a human. ⏸ approval gate · ⏳ async wait.

01Pull contractor payment totals

agent
Gusto logoGusto59↗

or:Deel logoDeel57·Rippling logoRippling12

1 API call
  • GET /v1/companies/{id}/contractors

02Verify W-9 info on file

agent
Gusto logoGusto59↗medium risk

or:Deel logoDeel57·Rippling logoRippling12

03Generate 1099-NEC forms

agent
Gusto logoGusto59↗⏸ approval gatehigh risk

or:Deel logoDeel57·Rippling logoRippling12

04Review and approve 1099s

human
⏸ approval gatehigh risk

05File with IRS and mail to contractors

agent
Gusto logoGusto59↗⏸ approval gatehigh risk

or:Deel logoDeel57·Rippling logoRippling12

Context the agent needs first: W-9 info · payment totals

The market options

Each role resolves against its arena’s live leaderboard — the default is the process’s canonical vendor, alternatives ranked by agent-readiness.

Payroll & HR Ops →4 steps
Accounting & Bookkeeping →

Simulate this process

simulated dry run from the mapped process — no real calls are made
For agents Process manifest (JSON)·/llms.txt