independent contractor
Non-employee hired help
An independent contractor is someone hired to perform work without becoming an employee.
Unlike employees, independent contractors control how they do their work, provide their own tools, and aren't entitled to benefits like health insurance or paid leave.
The distinction matters for taxes—employers don't withhold from contractor pay: She works as an independent contractor, so she handles her own quarterly taxes.
Companies sometimes misclassify employees as contractors to avoid obligations.
Hybrid business entity abbreviation
- S-corpTax-elected small business entity
- DBAOperating under another name
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
- 1099Non-employee income document
1099-MISC · W-9 · EIN · consulting · vendor · B2B · invoicing · retainer
Self-employed project work
- project-basedOrganized around distinct undertakings
- remoteDistant or controller
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- on-siteAt the actual location
part-time · full-time · retainer · hourly · flat-rate · short-term · long-term · renewable
Working independently, not hired
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- coworkingShared professional space rental
- self-managementGoverning oneself independently
Cancelled debts or expenses
- deductionsConclusions from reasoning
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
- auditFormal accounts examination
- misclassificationErroneous categorical assignment
Expert in one field
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
- nicheRecessed wall space
professional · craftsman · artisan · technician · certified · licensed · credentialed · portfolio
Freelancer hiring website
- FiverrFreelance services marketplace
- TaskRabbitFreelance errand platform
- Freelancer.comJob bidding platform
- on-demandAvailable upon request
piecework · microtask · crowdsourcing · moonlighting · hustling
LLC
Hybrid business entity abbreviation
- S-corpTax-elected small business entity
- DBAOperating under another name
- incorporatedLegally formed as company
1099 · 1099-MISC · W-9 · EIN · consulting · vendor · B2B · invoicing · retainer · deliverables
freelance
Self-employed project work
- project-basedOrganized around distinct undertakings
- remoteDistant or controller
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
on-site · part-time · full-time · retainer · hourly · flat-rate · short-term · long-term · renewable · subcontractor
self-employed
Working independently, not hired
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
- self-directedManaging oneself without supervision
- coworkingShared professional space rental
write-offs
Cancelled debts or expenses
- deductionsConclusions from reasoning
- mileageDistance traveled by vehicle
- auditFormal accounts examination
misclassification · non-compete · NDA · indemnification · arbitration
specialist
Expert in one field
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- expertHighly skilled practitioner
niche · professional · craftsman · artisan · technician · certified · licensed · credentialed · portfolio · referrals
Upwork
Freelancer hiring website
- FiverrFreelance services marketplace
- TaskRabbitFreelance errand platform
- Freelancer.comJob bidding platform
on-demand · piecework · microtask · crowdsourcing · moonlighting · hustling
- self-employedfreelancers, freelancer, freelance, solopreneur, sole proprietor
- side workside job, side jobs, side hustle, side gigs, side hustles
- small businessesbakery, restaurant, salon, boutique, florist
- freelancingfreelancer, freelance, consultant, client, invoice
- gig workgig work, gig worker, side hustle, freelancer, freelancing
- self-employmentself-employed, freelancing, self-employment, sole proprietorship, sole proprietor
independent contractoremployee
Hired organizational member
direct hire · hired hand · company man · wage earner · subordinate
independent contractorpermanent staff
Non-temporary workforce
company man · organization man · insider · team member · lifer
independent, independence, contractor, independently, interdependent, interdependence, codependent, interdependently, semi-independent