https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com What you sign, what you invoice, and what to do when they don't pay. en Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:41:31 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/contracts/how-to-negotiate-a-master-service-agreement/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/contracts/how-to-negotiate-a-master-service-agreement/ Client legal will not reopen the MSA for one freelancer. Four changes to ask for anyway, which ones a statute already hands you, and what goes in the SOW. Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/contracts/indemnity-and-liability-caps/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/contracts/indemnity-and-liability-caps/ An indemnity clause with no cap can put a year of your income on the table over a client mistake. How to read both clauses and what to ask them to change. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/collections/sending-invoice-to-collections-vs-factoring-math/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/collections/sending-invoice-to-collections-vs-factoring-math/ A 30% agency fee, a 3% factoring fee that works out near 43% a year, or a write-off. The break-even sums for an overdue freelance invoice, written out. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/scope/number-of-revisions-what-counts-as-one-round/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/scope/number-of-revisions-what-counts-as-one-round/ Two rounds included is the easy half of the clause. What counts as one round, who gets to send comments, and how the extra ones end up on an invoice. Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/rights/file-freelance-nonpayment-complaint-labor-agency/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/rights/file-freelance-nonpayment-complaint-labor-agency/ A state wage claim desk usually can't take a contractor's unpaid invoice. Six city and state offices can. What each form asks, and what happens next. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/collections/how-to-collect-a-judgment-from-a-business/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/collections/how-to-collect-a-judgment-from-a-business/ The court will not collect it for you. Where a business client keeps its money, which levy or lien reaches it in four states, and what each step costs. Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/scope/how-to-deal-with-scope-creep-billable/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/scope/how-to-deal-with-scope-creep-billable/ The quick favour is almost never refused. It gets answered slowly, or answered with a yes that never names a price. This is the reply that names one. Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/rights/freelance-contract-law-by-state/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/rights/freelance-contract-law-by-state/ Seven US states and cities force a written freelance contract, at four different dollar figures. Which one covers your job, and where the complaint goes. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/ops/employee-or-independent-contractor-tests/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/ops/employee-or-independent-contractor-tests/ Your contract sets your hours, bars you from competitors, then calls you a contractor. Three tests read those clauses, and one is mid-rewrite in 2026. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/invoicing/invoice-late-fees-enforceable-state-interest-caps/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/invoicing/invoice-late-fees-enforceable-state-interest-caps/ A late fee only bites if a clause put it there. Where 1.5% a month sits against five state ceilings, and the interest that runs when your contract says nothing. Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/contracts/work-made-for-hire-what-you-hand-over/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/contracts/work-made-for-hire-what-you-hand-over/ The nine categories in 17 U.S.C. 101, the fallback assignment hiding behind the label, and the two California statutes that turn it into employment. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/contracts/kill-fee-termination-for-convenience/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/contracts/kill-fee-termination-for-convenience/ AIGA prices a convenience termination at 25% of the project fee; the Graphic Artists Guild model says 50%. The arithmetic for sizing yours. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/collections/small-claims-unpaid-invoice-limits-filing-service/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/collections/small-claims-unpaid-invoice-limits-filing-service/ Seven states' ceilings and fees, whether your LLC can appear without a lawyer, which courthouse takes the case, and the service rule that ends most of these. Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/scope/one-page-change-order-when-to-send-it/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/scope/one-page-change-order-when-to-send-it/ A change order fits on one page: the change, the price, the new date, and what it doesn't settle. The hard part is when you send it, not the form. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/rights/illinois-freelance-worker-protection-act/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/rights/illinois-freelance-worker-protection-act/ Above $500, Illinois puts a 30-day clock on your invoice. A complaint to the state labour department ends in a presumption you can use in court, not a cheque. Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/invoicing/deposit-milestones-holdback-payment-structure/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/invoicing/deposit-milestones-holdback-payment-structure/ Fifty-fifty is right for three weeks and wrong for five months. Pick a deposit, milestones or a holdback by the shape of the job, with the clause text. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/ops/vendor-portals-coupa-sap-invoicing/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/ops/vendor-portals-coupa-sap-invoicing/ The job is signed off and the portal will not take your invoice. What has to exist in Coupa and SAP Business Network before Submit works, and who can fix it. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/contracts/contract-terms-vs-invoice-terms/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/contracts/contract-terms-vs-invoice-terms/ Your signed agreement and your invoice state different payment terms. Which document controls, why an invoice usually loses that fight, and the clause to add. Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/collections/demand-letter-unpaid-invoice/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/collections/demand-letter-unpaid-invoice/ Every line in a demand letter has a job, and two lines can cost you the claim. The wording, the delivery, and how to name a statute without overstating it. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/rights/freelance-isnt-free-act-new-york/ https://clauseandcollect.docsanddeadlines.com/rights/freelance-isnt-free-act-new-york/ New York City and New York State both have a Freelance Isn't Free Act, and they are not the same law. Which one you use decides where the paperwork goes. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000