It is possible that you have been a household employee---depending on how much you were paid and if all of the work was done in the people's home. If you have been a household employee---the employer was supposed to issue a W-2 to you and withhold Social Security and Medicare.
So...before you comply with their request--determine if you were a household employee--maybe they are the ones who need to change what they did about the way you were paid.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/considered-household-employee/L...
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-payments/pay-taxes-pay-household-emp...
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