As this case illustrates, independent contractor agreements can be relevant, but they're not everything. Personal preference — whether a business' or a worker's — cannot dictate classification.

If you perform services as an independent contractor, then you should receive Form 1099-MISC at the end of the year. This form will tell you who paid you and how much. One copy of the form is sent to ...

With a 10-hour battery life and up to 128GB of storage, the Apple iPad can serve as a portable paperless office for any contractor traveling from site to site. Thousands of apps and forms are ...

In the early 1990s Barry Herbert, then president of Otsego, Mich.,-based concrete contractor Herbert Construction Co., learned an alternative method for forming footings. Barry spoke with Ron Colvin, ...