Hello,

Thanks for your question. Agency is a very popular topic as it relates to VAs.

Although a VA may have extensive interaction with his/her client's clients, if you are working on an independent contractor basis, you are NOT considered an agent or representative of your client. The VA is simply hired to perform duties/projects/tasks that benefit his/her client, but the VA is not an agent of that client.

An agent/rep holds tremendous power. In most cases, when a person acts as an agent or representative, that person has the legal authority to bind the client he/she is working for to contracts or obligations which can create liabilities for the client.

Typically, an agent/rep can do some or all of the following on behalf of his/her client:
1) Write checks without direction or instruction from the client
2) Execute contracts
3) Make investment decisions

Hope that helps. Feel free to use me as a resource in the future.

Melanie