Document 1
Independent contractor agreement
IC classification language, project scope, payment terms, independence requirements, and termination. The primary document that establishes the contractor relationship correctly.
IC agreement · NDA · IP assignment · scope of work. Four documents for every contractor relationship — classification, confidentiality, IP, and scope all in order. Free.
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What's in this stack
Contractor relationships have four distinct exposure points: classification, confidentiality, IP ownership, and scope boundaries. The stack addresses each one with its own document.
Document 1
IC classification language, project scope, payment terms, independence requirements, and termination. The primary document that establishes the contractor relationship correctly.
Document 2
Confidentiality for every contractor who accesses business information, customer data, code, or unreleased products. Signed before onboarding starts.
Document 3
Assigns all work product created during the engagement to the company. Without this, the contractor may own what they built. Signed before any work begins.
Document 4
Specific deliverables, timeline, and acceptance criteria for the engagement. Scope definition is also a classification tool — specific scope supports IC status.
Why this stack
IRS and state labor agencies look at behavioral control, financial control, and relationship type. The IC agreement combined with a specific SOW creates the documented evidence of independence.
Work-for-hire doctrine applies to employees, not always to contractors. Without an explicit IP assignment, the contractor may retain ownership of everything they build. This gap is invisible until someone leaves.
A contractor with a specific, time-bounded SOW looks like an IC. A contractor with an open-ended "show up every day" arrangement looks like an employee. The SOW shapes both the scope and the classification argument.
When to generate each document
NDA before sharing sensitive business information with a prospective contractor.
IC agreement with IP assignment. Signed before any work begins. The IC agreement and IP assignment can be combined in one document or kept separate.
Scope of work for each specific project or engagement period. Specific scope reinforces IC classification.
Store the signed IC agreement, NDA, IP assignment, and SOW. The documentation set you need if the classification is ever audited.
How it works with BizDraft
Describe the contractor role, services, rate, and independence characteristics. BizDraft generates an IC agreement with IP assignment embedded or separate.
NDA for confidentiality before access is granted. SOW for each project or engagement period. Four documents, complete onboarding package.
All four documents sent together before day one. Contractor signs everything before accessing systems or starting work. Filed and available for audit.
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