1099 Contractors refuse to provide SSN,TIN. Should i send anyway?

[Maugno M.]

I'm working on my taxes and getting together my list of contractors I used in 2019. I have never done 1099's but as an LLC, I feel if i want to grow and expand I need to start.

I called several of my contractors up and a couple of them refused. Saying jobs they have done for me they don't report.One of them said I should have told him prior to start of the job. 
I told them that i would send the 1099 to them either way... and would write "refused' under there SSN/TIN.
I'm not trying to be a prick, but either way its not like they charged me cheap, they still charged me several thousands….

My question is... should I still send in the 1099's writing "refused"under ssn or would that put me more in jeopardy of getting an IRS audit? or should I leave like that and not send 1099's?

[Bryan Devitt]

In the future, don't pay anyone without a W9 and insurance certificates. You're going to want to talk to a good tax person that does this for a living to get the right answer, otherwise you're trusting anyone who will answer you, like me, and I sure as poop am not qualified to answer this but others with the same knowledge might think they are