A contractor agreement is the contract under which an independent contractor provides services to a client. It sets scope, payment, intellectual property, confidentiality and how either side can end the arrangement.
Contractor or employee status turns on independence: a contractor runs a business selling services, an employee works under your direction in yours. The status decides who pays tax and contributions and which legal protections apply.
An independent contractor is a self-employed person or business that provides services to a client under a commercial contract, not as an employee. They control how the work is done and handle their own tax and insurance.
An intellectual property assignment is a legal transfer of ownership of work such as code, designs and inventions from its creator to another party. That party is usually the company paying for the work.
A statement of work (SOW) is a document that defines one engagement: the work, deliverables, timeline, roles, fees and acceptance terms. It usually sits under a broader master services agreement.
A freelance developer is a self-employed software engineer who sells services to clients by project or by time rather than working as an employee. Clients gain flexibility but take on more management and compliance responsibility.
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