I am hoping someone can weigh in on whether or not the unemployed natural person is ever required to report personal checks which have been given to them, said checks being subsequently redeemed in lawful money.

I am redeeming checks in the $3k-7k range, mostly from homeowner types, but no one ever 1099's me or asks for any SSN or TIN or EIN or sends me any other type of reporting statement..

Being that I'm not employed and am working as my self then I often wonder how one could be presumptively self-employed in their individual capacity. Wouldn't that require two separate individuals with corresponding duties and rights?

An employee is actually considered a trustee in equity and the employer is the beneficiary. But if in trust law the sole trustee and sole beneficiary are one and the same individual then the titles merge and trust would extinguish...so somehow the self-employment thing does not click in my mind.

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated,

Ohio