netkng
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Amazon Vine review program deductions possible?

This has come across my mind having been in vine about 1.5 years now. I understand and get the tax part to a degree as it counts as income though to me it is more of a sale thing than income. I like the program and see value to it an many ways, but i also get tired of it too. My main dislike is I get item A and try it some time alter item B comes up and is basically the same or better function to item A. I realize there is a 6 month rule on these items need to be kept, ok. The thing that bugs me is i no longer want item A which means throw it out, sell it, or donate it. To me the last would be a great spin on the program and would be a lot simpler for Vine voices than trying to sell it. My dislike then though is this leaves the vine voice paying tax on something (maybe insignificant maybe not). I think a lot of people don't get larger items due to the tax part too. I know there is an option for deductions for things but I think the standard deduction overrides so much it is no help for something like this. I wish there was a way to donate these things to any 501C3 get a receipt from them and then that value is removed from your Vine taxes.  

Maybe this is doable now but it don't seem like from what I know. I really wish they would make an update for something like this. I can see many other places it could be used too. Someone wins some item or money but then turns around and donates it seems like same logic to me.