The IRS has strict rules on contractor or employee. If you are an employee, he has to pay half the Social Security and Medicare tax on the income and you would lose the ability to write off receipts. Please see Topic No. 762 Independent Contractor vs. Employee - Internal Revenue Service. to determine which is correct for your situation and share it with the person paying you.
If you were given a job to do and you determine how, when, and who works on it, provide your own supplies, you are a contractor and should receive 1099-NEC. The guy still writes it off as labor and you still get to write off your expenses.
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