Hire contractors the professional way — clear terms, no surprises. An Independent Contractor Agreement defines the working relationship with a self-employed professional — the services, the fee, the deadlines, and who owns the work. It protects your business from scope creep and disputes, and keeps the contractor legally outside your payroll (no employee benefits implied). Every serious contractor engagement should start with one.
Free preview and print — no account needed
Your formatted independent contractor agreement will appear here once generated — ready to print, save as PDF, or send.
A contractor controls how and when the work gets done and invoices for it; an employee works under your direction on your schedule. Misclassifying employees as contractors can create tax and legal exposure — use this agreement only for genuinely independent work.
This agreement assigns the finished work product (designs, code, writing) to your company upon payment. The contractor keeps their pre-existing tools and portfolio rights unless you agree otherwise.
Yes — it works for remote and international contractors. Keep payment currency and method explicit, and check local tax rules for cross-border payments.