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Get your contract in writing Whether you're an independent contractor or a business hiring independent contractors to work for you, it's important to get your deal in writing. A written agreement will help to protect your rights, define expectations, and prove that there's no employer-employee relationship. Here you'll find specific agreements for many types of independent contractors and freelancers, including salespeople, accountants, software consultants, and construction contractors. You'll learn how to: draft a binding agreement define a project's scope preserve confidentiality avoid disputes and lawsuits protect your intellectual property amend your agreement, and satisfy IRS requirements. Each chapter has two agreements -- one geared towards the independent contractor and one geared towards the business hiring an independent contractor. The 9th edition -- completely updated to provide the latest rules and regulations -- includes a new chapter on agreements for gig economy workers.
About the Author
Stephen Fishman has dedicated his career as an attorney and author to writing useful, authoritative and recognized guides on taxes and business law for entrepreneurs, independent contractors, freelancers and other self-employed people, as well as books on copyright law and the public domain. He is the author of over 20 books and hundreds of articles, and has been quoted in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and many other publications. He lives in Alameda, California with his wife.
His website is at www.fishmanlawandtaxfiles.com
