<prompt> Human: I worked for a year as an unofficial caregiver, assisting an acquaintances father with severe Alzheimers. I would get paid under the table, 600week. Almost 3 years later, the family has reached out to me asking for my SSN and address. They said they had been paying into my Social Security while I was there and needed to file accordingly; they also assured me that there wouldnt be a problem on my end, only a penalty they had to pay on their end. This cant be the case because I would imagine that Id have to pay a penalty AND file taxes.To my knowledge, they never paid into my SS. It was agreed upon verbally to cut me a personal check on a weekly basis without any taxes filed. Stupid and illegal I know, but it was a hell of a deal for a recent college graduate.Im fine with having to pay penaltyback taxes, but this still seems fishy. Theyre obviously lying on their end, but why? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  <response>: 1 The work youve described is household employee per the IRS, not a 1099 worker.2 They are lying through their teeth about having paid into your social security. There is no way they couldve been doing this without your social, and the correct forms filled out. Why? To screw you over. The same reason anyone lies about money.3 They may be trying to list you as an official expense for reimbursement purposes, but too bad, so sad, they waited to long and your previous agreement didnt include sharing your social security.Decline to share your social number. If they press the matter, or try to file 1099, you can file correctly as a W2 employee and they will have big trouble with the IRS. 