@Fishbig1967
If you work as an independent contractor you are not an employee and you do not have an employer. If "he" or "she" paid you more than $600 he is supposed to provide you with a 1099Misc, but even if he does not, you should be able to use your own records to report your earnings as cash earnings. When you work as an independent contractor it is very important to keep good records of your own that include how much you were paid and how much you spent for any self-employment expenses you had.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2584365-am-i-an-employee-or-an-independent-contractor
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2903027-how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902389-why-am-i-paying-self-employment-tax
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3398950-what-self-employed-expenses-can-i-deduct
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901340-where-do-i-enter-schedule-c
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901110-do-i-need-to-make-estimated-tax-payments-to-the-irs
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