Whether you are contracting your services to others or hiring independent contractors to work for you, it's essential to get everything in writing -- if you don't, you could lose time, money and credibility. Consultant and Independent Contractor Agreements gives you the plain-English instructions and easy-to-use forms you need to get the legalities straight, stay out of trouble and get the job done. If you're an independent contractor, you'll find out how to take the legal steps necessary to document each new project that comes your way; if you get audited, you'll be glad you did. This easy-to-use book gives you all the tools you need to put your agreement in writing, define a project's scope, components and duration, satisfy IRS requirements, get paid on time and in full, avoid disputes with clients and drum up new business. If you're hiring independent contractors, using freelancers can get you great results and save you money -- but you need to know what it takes to avoid the ire of the IRS while protecting your business and intellectual property. Here's everything you need to put your agreement in writing, define a project's scope, components and duration, satisfy IRS requirements, protect your trade secrets, trademarks, patents and copyrights, avoid disputes with independent contractors and get your money's worth. The 5th edition is completely updated to provide the latest rules and regulations. It now includes a checklist to help prevent the IRS from reclassifying contractors as employees.
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"Explains the relationship in general and special factors for household services, consultants, salespeople, accountants, software consultants, creative services and construction." -- Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
"Illuminates the most important elements of this growing way to work... Fishman's book helps identify and clarify questions and concerns." -- Boston Globe
.... will help you understand the importance of written agreements and will show exactly how to put your agreement together." -- Small Business Opportunities
"Illuminates the most important elements of this growing way to work... Fishman's book helps identify and clarify questions and concerns." -- Boston Globe
.... will help you understand the importance of written agreements and will show exactly how to put your agreement together." -- Small Business Opportunities
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"For help with such contracts... consult books such as Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements."
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Use templates but get final validation from a lawyer.,
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This review is from: Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements, Third Edition (Paperback)
If you are running a small business, you will definitely need some sort of agreements to use with your clients or vendors. This Nolo guide should be used in conjunction with another Nolo guide 'How to Create Noncompete Agreements' to have the best combination of contracts to protect yourself. The first few chapters in the book outline both perspectives - hired consultant and client hiring the consultant. The chapters following these initial chapters focus on different kinds of situations like Agreements for Accounting and Bookkeeping Services, Agreements for Software Consultants (the one I started using right away), etc. These chapters basically outline the relevant contract and discuss the purpose of each clause in the contract along with their alternatives. You can then select the alternative that best suits your situation and modify the contract accordingly. You will find the various sample agreements to be used by the hiring firm and by the independent contractor at the end of the book (and on the CD-ROM). It took me all of 15 minutes to read the chapter on agreements for software consultants and highlight the clauses I wanted to modify. I spent an additional hour modifying the electonic version of the form and saving the file. After this, I emailed the electronic copy to my lawyer who charged me a much lower fee to check the contract! She basically found 3 errors I didn't know about and fixed them for me. I then sent the contract to my client to sign. Right there, the book paid for itself many times over! But don't forget to combine this book with the other book on Noncompete Agreements. It is especially critical if you are the hiring firm. Good luck!
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This Nolo Book is getting a poor review only because its companion book "Working With Independent Contractors" was so good. This book is basically a limited reprint of the above cited book with a few additional specalized contracts. If you need those specalized contracts then this may be worth your money, otherwise get "Working With Independent Contractors" its great.
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This review is from: Consultant And Independent Contractor Agreements. Book with CD-Rom (5th Edition) (Paperback)
This book pretty much covers the waterfront for independent contractors. The enclosed CDROM is quite helpful as it contains all the forms discussed. The discussion of liability and in particular liability to third parties is more extensively discussed in Fishman's other book, "Working for Yourself".
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This book contains agreements for people who hire consultants and independent contractors (ICs), and for people who work as such. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
federal unemployment compensation contributions, federal unemployment compensation payments, government agency that the worker, additional insured under the policy, other fringe benefit plan, normal fixed overhead costs, sublicense various materials, least persuasive type, mutually satisfactory solution through mediation, use your corporate name, commercial general liability insurance policy, following intellectual property rights, full business name, control require adjustments, nonexclusive worldwide license, late penalty fees, commercial liability insurance policy, tailor the text, delete this clause, own insurance broker, full payment for services, commencing any work, independent contractor agreement, working with independent contractors, government agency challenges Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Social Security, Term of Agreement, Exclusive Agreement, Signature Typed, Printed Name Title, Modifying the Agreement, United States, Stephen Fishman, Applicable Law This Agreement, Compensation Client, Notices All, Signatures Client, Insurance Client, Federal Taxes Contractor, Independent Contractor Agreement Page, Bookkeeper Page, Licenses Contractor, Widget Company, States Listed, Contract Amendment Form, Fred Steingold, Fringe Benefits Contractor, New Mexico, Big Tech, Fry King New!
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This book contains agreements for people who hire consultants and independent contractors (ICs), and for people who work as such. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
federal unemployment compensation contributions, federal unemployment compensation payments, government agency that the worker, additional insured under the policy, other fringe benefit plan, normal fixed overhead costs, sublicense various materials, least persuasive type, mutually satisfactory solution through mediation, use your corporate name, commercial general liability insurance policy, following intellectual property rights, full business name, control require adjustments, nonexclusive worldwide license, late penalty fees, commercial liability insurance policy, tailor the text, delete this clause, own insurance broker, full payment for services, commencing any work, independent contractor agreement, working with independent contractors, government agency challenges Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Social Security, Term of Agreement, Exclusive Agreement, Signature Typed, Printed Name Title, Modifying the Agreement, United States, Stephen Fishman, Applicable Law This Agreement, Compensation Client, Notices All, Signatures Client, Insurance Client, Federal Taxes Contractor, Independent Contractor Agreement Page, Bookkeeper Page, Licenses Contractor, Widget Company, States Listed, Contract Amendment Form, Fred Steingold, Fringe Benefits Contractor, New Mexico, Big Tech, Fry King New!
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- Tax Savvy for Small Business: Year-Round Tax Strategies to Save You Money by Frederick W. Daily in Back Matter
- Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher on page 40
- Expiration Date by Justin Curfman in Back Matter
- Working With Independent Contractors by Stephen Fishman in Front Matter
- Effective Legal Negotiation And Settlement by Charles B. Craver on page 40
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