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Independent Contractor Agreement

Answer a few questions to create a professional Independent Contractor Agreement, ready to edit and sign.

General-purpose template. Not reviewed for your state's specific requirements.

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The contractor

For a business, use its registered name, including "LLC" or "Inc." if it has one.
Used for written notices under the agreement.

The company

This agreement is for a business that hires a contractor.

For a business, use its registered name, including "LLC" or "Inc." if it has one.
Used for written notices under the agreement.

Dates

Leave blank if the agreement continues until either side ends it.

The work

Describe the services, one item per line.
If yes, each future project is set out in a separate written statement of work that both sides sign.
Items the contractor will hand over, one per line. You can include a due date on each line.

Pay

Enter 0 if payment is due on receipt.

How the contractor works

For example, "a short status email every Friday." The contractor otherwise sets its own schedule.
The contractor otherwise uses its own tools and equipment. List one item per line.
Whether someone is legally an employee or an independent contractor can depend on how the relationship works in practice, not only on what this agreement says. The agreement includes a short statement of this.

Expenses

Insurance

Work product and confidentiality

For example, code libraries, templates or photos the contractor created before this agreement. One per line.

Ending the agreement

Either side may also end the agreement if the other does not fix a material breach within 10 days after written notice. Both sides also first try to settle a disagreement by discussion for at least 15 days.

Final terms

Usually the state where the company or the contractor is based.

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