Common use of CONTRACTOR IS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Clause in Contracts

CONTRACTOR IS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. The Contractor shall be an independent contractor, and as such, shall have no authorization, express or implied, to bind SUU to any agreements, settlements, liability, or understanding whatsoever, and agrees not to perform any acts as agent for SUU, except as herein expressly set forth. Compensation stated herein shall be the total amount payable to the Contractor by SUU. The Contractor shall be responsible for the payment of all income tax and social security amounts due as a result of payments received from SUU for these contract services. Persons employed by SUU and acting under the direction of SUU shall not be deemed to be employees or agents of the Contractor.