Definitions for "INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR"
An individual who is contracted to perform a specific project or service for a specified amount.
One who is retained to perform a certain act subject to the control and direction of another as to the end result but not as to how the act is performed. The critical feature is that an independent contractor, unlike an employee, is not subject to the control of the person who retained him or her.
A classification of workers hired to do specific jobs over which the person hiring has no right to control the manner in which the work is done. The workers generally have a distinct trade or business that is offered to the public, and are often paid a lump-sum amount for the completed job. An independent contractor is not considered an 'employee'.
Keywords:  indispensable, party
Indispensable Party
a business firm or issued on purchase orders) are made on the invoice-voucher form
an entrepreneur operating an ongoing business
Salesperson operating his or her own business as an independent agent of a distributor.
a freelance translator or freelance interpreter
An individual who meets the federal requirements for issuance of a Form 1099 – MISC to report compensation paid.
a physician, partnership, association, or corporation that agrees to provide services for a medical group or other professional entity on a one-time or as-needed basis
a person or organization that is responsible to complete a task, but you will not be involved in the process only in the outcome