Working With Independent Contractors

Details legal steps needed to secure contracts and document projects with tips on getting an agreement in writing, avoiding disputes, and drumming up new business.

To help employers understand the risks and benefits of hiring independent contractors, this book explains who qualifies as an independent contractor for the purposes of the IRS, workers' compensation, federal labor laws, and more. It also explains how to hire independent contractors and make good agreements with them. Tear-out agreements also provided on disk. Illustrations.

Hire independent contractors without running into trouble Independent contractors (ICs) do every conceivable type of work—from accounting to web development—and “gig economy” websites make it easy to find and hire qualified ICs. Working with independent contractors saves your business money and gives you flexibility in hiring. But there are risks in trying to establish IC relationships. Simply calling a worker an independent contractor doesn’t make them one. This book shows you how to avoid mistakes that can lead to lawsuits or costly fines from the IRS and state agencies. Learn how to: determine who qualifies as an IC document the IC relationship in a written agreement assess the risks of hiring freelancers and gig workers safeguard your company’s intellectual property, and handle—and settle—an IRS audit. The 10th edition—completely revised to reflect the latest changes in the law—includes detailed examples of how a business should hire independent contractors. With downloadable forms: comes with invaluable forms that let you document a worker’s IC status and create strong contracts. Easy to download and tailor to your own situation, details inside.

This book will finally end the confusion and uncertainty so many small businesses face trying to determine who is and who isn't an employee. This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the subject anywhere.- Barnard Kamoroff, CPA, author of Small Time Operator Hiring contractors, freelancers, consultants or other outsiders, is an arena even big, supposedly sophisticated companies misunderstand. Here, in the plain language Nolo is renowned for, is a guide to the mistakes and benefits, and most importantly, tax implications of hiring people on a contractual basis.- Orange County Register -..a gold mine of federal and state requirements for employers who use contract labor..- BookPage - Explains the proper relationship between a company and a contractor.- San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle