# Tax1099: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/tax1099

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Contractor payments](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/spend/contractor-payments/index.md) | 0% | 20 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "import your payment spreadsheet into Track1099 or Tax1099 to e-file Form 1099-NEC" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Contractor payments)
- "a per-form service like Tax1099 or TaxBandits will be cheaper" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Contractor payments)
- "Tax1099 is the cheapest at under $1–$3 per form." (Kimi K2, Contractor payments)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Tax1099, from 11 of the 11 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- fitsmallbusiness.com: 5
- tax1099.com: 5 (its own site)
- wingspan.app: 5
- squareup.com: 4
- techrepublic.com: 4
- worksuite.com: 4
- business.com: 3
- firsthr.app: 3
- g2.com: 3
- joinhomebase.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/contractor-payroll-services: 4
- https://worksuite.com/resources/insights/best-contractor-payment-software: 4
- https://firsthr.app/compare/payroll/contractor-payroll: 3
- https://fitsmallbusiness.com/best-1099-software: 3
- https://g2.com/categories/contractor-payments: 3
- https://joinhomebase.com/blog/payroll-software-contractors: 3
- https://relayfi.com/blog/best-1099-software-small-businesses-guide: 3
- https://squareup.com/us/en/payroll/small-business: 3

## In its own words

What Tax1099's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: IRS Authorized and Best 1099 e-Filing Software (https://tax1099.com/)
- For: businesses of all sizes (https://tax1099.com/)
- Price stated: Prices as low as $0.68 per form (https://tax1099.com/)
- Starting price: 0.68 (https://tax1099.com/)
- Free plan or trial: No credit card required (https://tax1099.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 12 (https://tax1099.com/)
- Certifications: SSAE 21
- Customers named: John Holdings, Inc., Zenefits, The Evans Network of Companies, Talk Space, Live! Casino, Eide Bailly, Bookminders, Whitley Penn

## What it publishes

Every page tax1099.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1037 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 414 pages, 15 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-25
- case study: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 26 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-13
- conference or event: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 65 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-10
- template or tool: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-04-23
- glossary or explainer: 119 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-16
- podcast or video: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-02-15
- Recent: 2026-09-25 blog: Do businesses issue a 1099 to a cpa or accounting firm https://www.tax1099.com/blog/do-businesses-issue-a-1099-to-a-cpa-or-accounting-firm
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: 1099 reporting for freight services https://www.tax1099.com/blog/1099-reporting-for-freight-services
- Recent: 2026-09-18 blog: 1099 reporting referral fees partner commissions https://www.tax1099.com/blog/1099-reporting-referral-fees-partner-commissions
- Recent: 2026-09-17 blog: 1099 reporting government agencies vendor payments https://www.tax1099.com/blog/1099-reporting-government-agencies-vendor-payments
- Recent: 2026-09-16 blog: 1099 for suppliers https://www.tax1099.com/blog/1099-for-suppliers
- Recent: 2026-09-16 glossary or explainer: What is recipients tin on 1099 https://www.tax1099.com/blog/what-is-recipients-tin-on-1099

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.