I have been a bookkeeper for over 20 years and yes I know the 1096 has to accompany the 1099 Copy A forms sent to the IRS. This is the first time I will have to hand write my 1096 forms for my clients that either don't need to e-file their 1099s or don't want to pay to e-file. It should be a free service for all QBO users if Intuit wants to continue to make it easy for small business to do these tasks. I still don't understand why QBO would take this option away, it doesn't make any sense.