I have my roommates send me their share of rent to me via Venmo and then I pay the landlord with the full check on their online portal. Now I have to do a 1099-

I have my roommates send me their share of rent to me via Venmo and then I pay the landlord with the full check on their online portal. Now I have to do a 1099-K because I was just gathering cash to hand to the landlord? For lack of a better word, this is incredibly "stupid". Edit: Are Apple/Google/Samsung pay impacted?