I know you don't consider this as income, but the IRS does. We are required to file our taxes and report the amount according to the 1099-NEC reported by Amazon. Disability income is taxable over a certain threshold when you have other income like Vine.
You should refer to the IRS 1040 instruction booklet, then to the tax bracket in which it places you, and immediately make arrangements to pay the IRS. They can garnish disability income for unpaid taxes and bankruptcy doesn't write off your tax debt. I'm also on disability and have kept my taxable amount of products under $600 to avoid having to file at all. Social Security may also consider it to be substantial gainful activity so it might be a good idea to opt out of the Vine program. Lastly, write offs are not allowed for hobby income, per the IRS.
Someone stated, incorrectly, that this is bartering income. It's not. Bartering is reported on a 1099-B form and that doesn't apply here. We're issued a 1099-NEC by Amazon and the IRS states where that is to be reported: "If you're not an employee of the payer, and you're not in a self-employed trade or business, you should report the income on line 8j of Schedule 1 (Form 1040)." We're all concerned, but the most important thing is that we report it. Failing to file when required, failing to report the income, or under-reporting the amount are things that will absolutely get you in trouble.
