Gig Pay Belongs on the Right Form
Client payments are not a W-2 stub. A company wage is. How to tell them apart.
JustPayStubs Team
Updated October 7, 2026
Gig Pay Belongs on the Right Form
Money a client pays you is not a wage unless your own company paid it to you as wages. The client payment belongs on a 1099-NEC when the rules say so.
Keep the figures tied to a real payment
If your company does run payroll and pay you, the stub uses the company as the employer and the wage as the gross. Do not put the client's name on that line.
Preview before you pay
Open the pay record form, type the wages that were paid, and preview the PDF before you pay. One stub is the single-document price. Two or more use the multi-document price. Do not use the PDF to misrepresent income.
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