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Knowledge

# 1099 contracting, in plain English.

Real-lawyer-written explanations of the legal concepts every solopreneur and small business should know.

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Knowledge

## Educate yourself about key legal concepts until you can pay someone to handle it.

We think legal information should be free. We provide real-lawyer-written explanations of key legal concepts every solopreneur and small business should know. Here are a few to start:

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### Independent Contractor Agreements

](https://1099.law/knowledge/software-agency-contracts)[

![Sealed contract illustration](https://1099.law/images/knowledge/msa.png)

### What's a 1099?

](https://1099.law/knowledge/what-is-a-1099)[

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### What's an independent contractor?

](https://1099.law/knowledge/what-is-an-independent-contractor)[

![Magnifying glass illustration](https://1099.law/images/knowledge/magnifying-glass.png)

### What's an MSA?

](https://1099.law/knowledge/what-is-an-msa)[

![Task checklist illustration](https://1099.law/images/knowledge/sow.png)

### What's an SOW?

](https://1099.law/knowledge/what-is-an-sow)[

![Shovel illustration](https://1099.law/images/knowledge/shovel.png)

### What's IP?

](https://1099.law/knowledge/what-is-ip)