IndependentContractor

Job growth in the traditional market is tepid, but among contractors, freelancers and e-lancers, hiring is booming. Of course, if you go that route, that means you have to handle a host of things your employer used to, but there are ways to make it less of a chore -- and new companies looking to help.

To help Americans and businesses struggling during this recession, lawmakers signed off on many tax changes that took effect for the 2009 tax season. One of the biggest was the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to the Journal of Accountancy. Areas to pay attention to include the...

Business owners (especially new ones) often look toward independent contractors to help complete their work. If you have an outside person who does an occasional project with you, independent contractor status is probably just fine.But if you've got a person who is working regularly with you, often...