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by Stephen Fishman (Author), Steve Fishman (Author) "This book contains agreements for people who hire consultants and independent contractors (ICs), and for people who work as such..." (more)
Key Phrases: federal unemployment compensation contributions, federal unemployment compensation payments, government agency that the worker, Social Security, Term of Agreement, Exclusive Agreement (more...)
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...illuminates some of the most important elements of this growing way to work...Fishman's book helps identify and clarify questions and concerns. -- Juliet F. Brudney, Boston Globe

Nolo is a pioneer in both consumer and business self-help books and software. -- Los Angeles Times

[This] book will help you understand the importance of written agreements and will show you exactly how to put your agreement together. -- Small Business Opportunities --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"For help with such contracts... consult books such as Consultant & Independent Contractor Agreements." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Nolo; Bk&CD-Rom edition (November 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0873374576
  • ISBN-13: 978-0873374576
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,668,118 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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
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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
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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
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5.0 out of 5 stars Use templates but get final validation from a lawyer., August 10, 2003
By Harinath Thummalapalli (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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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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3.0 out of 5 stars Is this what you really need., December 11, 2008
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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4.0 out of 5 stars Quite helpful, November 23, 2007
By L. W. Schroeder (Clarksburg, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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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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