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Independent contractor agreement generator: a clean, custom contract without the $39-a-month subscription

Legal-template sites charge a monthly subscription for one contract. This generator builds a complete independent contractor agreement from your answers — the services, the pay structure, who owns the work, confidentiality, termination and governing law — with an independent-contractor-status clause written to match how the IRS and state ABC tests look at the relationship. Preview free; the finished PDF is $9.99 once. Pair it with the W-2 vs 1099 calculator to set the rate.

What the agreement covers

• Services, term and compensation (hourly, fixed fee or milestones with an exhibit), invoicing and payment terms, expenses.
• Independent contractor status: taxes and 1099-NEC, no benefits, control over the work, own tools, freedom to work for others.
• Intellectual property — work-for-hire and assignment to the client, or contractor-owned with a licence.
• Confidentiality, optional non-solicitation, termination and cure, warranties and a liability cap, governing law and disputes, counterparts and e-signature.

Classification is about facts, not paper

An agreement calling someone a contractor does not make them one. What matters is control over how the work is done, whether they have their own business and clients, and (in ABC-test states such as California, Massachusetts and New Jersey) whether the work is outside the client's usual business. Write the agreement to reflect a real contractor relationship and run it that way.