1099 Compliance in Flux: What AP Teams Need to Know

Staying compliant with 1099 and W-9 regulations is more complex than ever, especially for large AP teams managing multiple vendors. Learn what recent legislative changes mean for your team—including the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill—and how automation and updated vendor records can help reduce risk and reporting errors.

What you’ll learn:

• Why accounts payable teams need to treat 1099 and W-9 compliance as a year-round priority—not just a January task
• How recent IRS changes, including the One Big Beautiful Bill, may impact your reporting thresholds and vendor requirements
• Ways automation can help AP teams stay compliant, reduce manual errors, and safeguard sensitive vendor information
• How to build and use a 1099 compliance checklist to guide your year-end reporting process
• Actionable steps AP and accounting teams can take now to keep vendor data clean and workflows audit-ready throughout the year

Mark Brousseau
President, Brousseau & Associates 

Over the past 30 years, Mark Brousseau has established himself as a thought leader on accounts payable, accounts receivable, payments and document automation.   A popular speaker at industry conferences and on webinars and podcasts, Brousseau advises prominent end-users and solutions and services providers on how to use automation to improve document- and payments-driven business processes.  Brousseau has chaired numerous educational conferences and has served on several industry committees and boards.  He resides in Center City Philadelphia with his wife and three sons.

Alan Ruttenberg
Product Marketing, 1099 & W-9, Avalara

Alan Ruttenberg brings a decade of experience in business license compliance to his current focus: 1099 and W-9 reporting. For the past three years, he’s helped businesses of all sizes, from growing startups to large enterprises, navigate the complexities of information reporting. Alan specializes in finding the right-fit solutions that simplify vendor onboarding, support accurate filings, and reduce January stress for AP and tax teams.

Jocelle Sarenpa
Product Solution Consultant, 1099 & W-9, Avalara

Jocelle is a product sales leader at Avalara, where she drives sales excellence through strategic clarity, strong execution, and a modern approach to technology and enablement. Sitting at the intersection of global tax compliance and go-to-market transformation, she helps organizations simplify complexity and accelerate performance across sales, revenue, and customer teams.