Resources — licensing, classification and getting set up
Written out plain: the ABC Test, direction and control, what makes a 1099 relationship real, and the licensing body for every state. Free to read, no account needed.
A 1099 does not make you independent. Your own business, your own rate, your own schedule and more than one client do.
The ABC Test and Direction & Control, in plain language rather than legal citation.
The licensing and business-registration authority for all 51 US jurisdictions.
GIGD does not give legal or tax advice, and deliberately does not walk members through licensing — that is how classification errors happen.