"Self-employment tax" is a euphemism for having to pay both the employer and the employee portions of the payroll tax. There is no separate tax levied on the se

"Self-employment tax" is a euphemism for having to pay both the employer and the employee portions of the payroll tax. There is no separate tax levied on the self-employed. The OP would need to find someone to both become their employer of record AND pay the employer portion of their payroll taxes.