Why it
is important to use an up-to-date California independent
contractor agreement.
An independent contractor agreement is used when a
California business wants to hire a contractor from outside
their company to perform different types of services for a
limited period of time. An independent contractor may be
hired to provide either a specific or a broad range of
services for your company for a specified fee.
| The last update of our independent contractor agreement was completed
in May 2008 by a licensed California attorney.
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Using independent contractors like consultants,
programmers, marketing firms, writers and others, can be of great benefit to your company and save a
significant amount of money.
However, it is important that you understand and clearly distinguish between an independent contractor and an employee. Some businesses may classify workers as independent contractors when in fact they should be considered and treated as employees. And certain businesses may also wrongly classify independent contractors as employees.
The IRS has specific guidelines
on how to classify both employees and independent
contractors. Should your company not classify the worker
properly, you could suffer significant tax penalties from
the IRS. And it is also possible that a wrong classification
could cause added problems and risks to company pension
plans and other employee benefits.
Our attorney-drafted 7-page California independent contractor
agreement covers the following topics:
• Duties of the independent contractor
• Compensation and payment
• Contractor agrees not to disclose information about client
• Contractor will be responsible for their own taxes
• Contractor has the skill to complete the work correctly
• Contractor agrees to pay for their own expenses and equipment
• Contractor agrees not to solicit client's customers
• Assigning of products and inventions created by contractor
• Time deadline to finish the agreed on work
• Contractor's guarantees
• Confidentiality
Our attorney drafted instructions and independent contractor agreement will
help you with classifying a worker as an independent contractor and reduce
your chances of IRS compliance problems. Our agreement
provides the essential declarations by the independent contractor that are needed to comply with IRS regulations.
California employment laws are complex and always
changing; do not rely on an outdated independent contractor
agreement. Our agreement is reviewed yearly by a licensed
California attorney whose contact information is included
should you need further legal advice.
Fast and easy ordering. You only need to purchase this
agreement one time, it is yours to use whenever needed, for as long as you like.
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