Amazon Vine is a program that enables a select group of Amazon customers to post opinions about newly released items to help their fellow customers make educated buying decisions. Customers are invited to become Amazon Vine Voices based on the trust they have earned in the Amazon community for writing accurate and insightful reviews. Amazon Vine provides members with free copies of products that have been submitted to the program by participating brands. Since Voices will receive access to products that are not yet available on the market, their opinions may be among the first posted on a product’s detail page. Amazon does not influence the opinions of Amazon Vine members, nor do we modify or edit their reviews.
Your account can be accessed on https://www.amazon.com/vine or by copy-pasting the URL directly into your browser.
Access is granted to the Vine program based on your standing in the Amazon reviewer community. If you missed your invitation e-mail and want to determine if you have access to the vine program, visit https://www.amazon.com/vine. Once you have completed the Participation Agreement and Tax Questionnaire, you will be a Vine Member and receive a Vine Member badge. If you have multiple accounts, the one with the highest reviewer ranking is most likely to have been invited.
At this time, participation in Amazon Vine is limited to select customers who have been invited to join the program.
Amazon.com’s Privacy Notice applies to your participation in the program and describes our practices regarding collection and use of personal information. Amazon does not share your identity or contact details to any product suppliers who participate in the program without your permission.
Amazon Vine product will be delivered straight from Amazon.com.
Per the Amazon Vine Terms and Conditions, you may not sell or give possession of the products to any other person or entity for six months following your order.
We understand that testing items and crafting insightful reviews takes time. You should request items as you can review thoroughly and post informed opinions about. Vine reviews are subject to the Community Guidelines and we monitor the reviews posted by Vine Voices in order to ensure the members of our community keep submitting insightful and unbiased reviews and do not use the program in a way that negatively impacts customer trust.
These actions are not yet supported.
No. As stated in the Vine Voice Participation Agreement Amazon employees are not eligible.
Vine membership provides tiered access and rewards based on contributions to Amazon Vine.
Silver Tier: This is the base tier that allows you to request up to 3 items per day from products valued at $100 or less. To be upgraded to the Gold tier, you must order 100 products and review at least 90% of your orders within the evaluation period stated in your Account page.
Gold Tier: This is the premium tier that allows you to request up to 8 items per day from products of any value. To remain in this tier, you should review at least 100 Vine items and 90% of your Vine orders within the evaluation period stated in your Account page.
To maintain an active account, be sure to review at least 50% of your orders at all times. If less than 50% of your orders are reviewed, your account will be placed under review. However, you will still have access to Vine, but the new product recommendations will be turned off and your account will be at risk of being closed. You can recover your account once you have reviewed greater than 50% of your recent orders for at least two weeks in a row. If we don’t see any improvement in review levels, we will unfortunately close your account after 30 days of monitoring.
In the Silver tier, you can request up to 3 items per day. Once you are upgraded to Gold tier, you can request up to 8 items per day. The “Request Item” button will be deactivated once you have met the request limit for the day.
Under the “Your Vine activity” section of the Account page, we use the below metrics:
“You have reviewed X Vine items this period” tracks the total reviews that have been submitted and approved by the Amazon Customer Reviews team within the evaluation period.
“You have reviewed X% of your Vine items this period” tracks the total approved reviews as a percentage of total orders placed within the evaluation period.
Amazon Vine monitors Voice activity and has guardrails to avoid program misuse. This ensures we deliver value to customers from this program.
The Evaluation period is the duration over which your review contributions would be analyzed to assess your tier status.
If you joined Vine prior to October 6, 2022, your Evaluation period end date (or your “Re-evaluation date”) has been randomly assigned six to nine months from your Evaluation period start date. After your first re-evaluation date, all future re-evaluation dates will be set to six months from the last re-evaluation date.
These metrics reset to 0 at the beginning of each evaluation period. They update within two days of review approval.
Submit reviews at least two weeks before your Re-evaluation date to allow for review processing by the Amazon Customer Reviews team. If your Evaluation period ends on April 6, 2023, then you should plan to submit your reviews by March 23, 2023.
This is a courtesy warning to remind you to submit reviews on the Vine items you’ve recently ordered in the last 3 months. Once you have reviewed 50% or more of your recent orders for at least two weeks, the message will be removed.
The tax authorities require all Vine Voices to provide tax information to be compliant. The Tax Interview is used to determine and fulfill Amazon’s tax reporting and withholding obligations For US persons, tax reporting is required to the extent that goods $600 or more is received by an Amazon Vine participant.
In order to fulfill the IRS requirements as efficiently as possible, answer all questions and enter all information requested during the Tax Interview. Use caution to avoid misspellings or entering incorrect Tax Identification Numbers, which can result in an invalidated tax form. If you have questions, please consult your tax advisor.
If you do not complete the Tax Interview, you will not be eligible to participate in the Amazon Vine program.
Yes. Failure to supply a tax identification number (TIN) will require Amazon to apply the maximum amount of withholding. Amazon collects TINs that include Social Security Numbers (SSNs), Employer Identification Numbers (EINs), and Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs). The information is collected through Amazon’s Tax Interview and is securely maintained. The information is used to facilitate Amazon’s tax reporting and withholding obligations.
For more information on tax identification numbers, please consult your tax advisor.
It is Amazon’s policy to collect tax information upfront in order to be prepared to meet any potential tax information reporting obligations it has with the relevant tax authorities. Your tax information is collected through Amazon’s secure systems solely for the purposes of tax information reporting and will not be shared with any third parties, except as required by law (for example, we are required to file copies of Forms 1099 with the Internal Revenue Service).
No.
For U.S. persons, we will ask for information such as tax Identification number (SSN, EIN), legal name, and physical address. We will use this information to identify you and to comply with tax reporting obligations applicable to U.S. persons.
No. Unfortunately, you will not be able to continue to participate in Amazon Vine. The Vine program is open only to U.S. persons.
We have created a resource guide for the Tax Interview. Please follow link to access: https://taxcentral.amazon.com/tax-interview/help?nodeId=201588330&locale=en_US. For additional guidance, please consult your tax advisor.
In most cases, your tax information should be validated within a few minutes of submission. In rare cases, the validation process could take up to 60 days. this is because you have mentioned, "I have received my EIN/SSN within 60 Days". Our system will continue attempts to validate your TIN for 60 days from the date on which you completed your tax information interview.
Once the validation process is complete, the tax information status will show Completed/Validated on your Amazon Vine account page. Please note that while the validation process is pending, you will not be able to make changes to your tax information.
Not Started – You have not started the tax questionnaire, please click on the Start/Update Questionnaire link in your Vine Account tab to begin.
Completed/Validated – Your tax information has been validated and no further information is needed at this time.
Pending Validation – Your tax information is currently being reviewed. Please check back in a few days for an update.
Pending Additional Information – This could be one or more of the following: 1) We have not received your forms. For fastest processing, you can consent to an electronic signature. 2) Your name and/or tax identification number do not match IRS records, please follow below steps to retake your Tax Interview. 3) We are missing information on your questionnaire, please follow below steps to retake your Tax Interview.
a. Access your account via: amazon.com/vine/account
b. Go to your “Vine tax information” section
c. Select “Start/Update Questionnaire”
d. Click “Take Interview” and follow steps to completion.
Not US Person – Based on the information you provided in your tax questionnaire, you are not a US Person. Unfortunately, you will not be able to continue to participate in Amazon Vine. The Vine program is open only to U.S. persons.
We don't know exactly why your tax identity information came back as invalid, but here are some things to consider:
If you are completing the tax identity information as an individual, use the information that appears on your Social Security card. Misspelling your name, not including your middle initial or middle name, or entering an incorrect Tax Identification Number may cause tax identity information to not match to IRS records.
If you are completing the information as a business, use the name that appears on the top line of the address on your CP575A notice from the IRS.
Your tax name may be different from the name you use to conduct business or receive payments.
You will receive your 1099-NEC form by January 31st only if: you received over $600 in payments OR if there were any taxes deducted / withheld from you.
However, please note that payments to Corporations including a Limited Liability Company (LLC) that is treated as a C or an S Corporation and other tax-exempt organizations are not reportable on Form 1099-NEC.
The fair market value (FMV) is calculated based on a variety of factors, including information provided by the manufacturer. The current price is only one of the components taken into account when calculating the FMV of an item which may be different from the current price listed on Amazon.com. There are certain categories were we have a set FMV. For example, third-party household goods such as grocery, beauty, and pet foods will be generally valued at $0. Books, including Advanced Reader Copies, will be valued at 99 cents. We cannot make adjustments to this value; please know that if you order this item you will be responsible for paying taxes associated with the FMV shown.
Your Account page will display a running total of the FMV for products received through the program; this allows you to track the value of products you have received each year.
If you have any concern about the FMV of a Vine item, we suggest that you do not request this item as we cannot adjust this value and it will be reported on your tax documents.
Your Account page will display a running total of the fair market value for products received through the program; this allows you to track the value of products you have received each year.
You can update yourtax information by retaking the Tax Interview. Be advised that this will only update your information for tax purposes. Follow below steps to retake the Tax Interview:
a. Access your account via: amazon.com/vine/account
b. Go to your “Vine tax information” section
c. Select “Start/Update Questionnaire”
d. Click “Take Interview” and follow steps to completion.
You will receive a Form 1099-NEC ONLY if you received payments of $600 or more during the calendar year. To access the digital copy of your form, please follow these steps:
a. Access your account via: amazon.com/vine/account
b. Go to “Vine tax information” section
c. Select “Start/Update Questionnaire”
d. Click “Find Forms” at the bottom of the page
e. Download applicable forms
If you are unsure of how to report the information provided on a Form 1099-NEC, please contact your tax, legal, or other professional advisor.
No, you will not be able to return any Vine items after review.
Yes, if you have to cancel a Vine order because you can’t review it due to a defective or damaged item, then we may deduct the value of that item from your Vine account when the cancellation occurs. If you order and cancel an item in the same year, the two transactions will zero each other out. If it is cancelled in the following year, then the adjustment will be reflected in that year’s itemized report. If you order a Vine item in 2021 and cancel in 2022, then the adjustment or negative value will be in the 2022 aggregated total.
When will the tax value from the cancelled Vine items be reflected in the estimated tax amount?
The tax values in the Estimate Total Amount and itemized report will update within two days of a request being processed by our Vine Customer Service team. The tax value for the current year is an estimate and updated on a regular basis. The final value may differ depending on the status of your order at the end of the year.
For relevant tax authorities' reporting, Amazon estimates the fair market value of products at the point when you took ownership. Based on the Vine Voice Participation Agreement, title of Vine items transfers to you at the time of order. If you order a Vine item on November 3rd, 2022 and January 15th, 2023, only the November one ordered in 2022 will be calculated toward your 2022 aggregated total.
You should check in whenever you have the capacity to order another product to review. We want you to feel free to check in whenever you are able and not be required to come to the site on a specific day and time.
There will not be a specific day or time when items are added to your queue. As we receive inventory from manufacturers, we will target the product using our current targeting system.
There is a daily limit to the number of Vine items Voices can request; we want to give all our Voices a chance to get items they are interested in and to participate in this program.
There are four reasons you could not see products in your queue. 1) There are no products in current inventory targeted to you based on our current targeting system. 2) You do not meet our active participation criteria. 3) One of your reviews may have been flagged as innapropriate. 4) We have identified suspicious activity.
We encourage you to post insightful reviews quickly and ensure that your review contains quality feedback. Doing so will increase the likelihood that your opinions will be among the first to appear on the detail pages of new and pre¬released items.
Yes, as in the current Vine queues, you are not guaranteed a product until you have placed an order for it.
No. Some products will go through the targeted queue first where you may or may not have been offered them, and after a period of time, will move to Available for All.
We understand that there are some products in your queue that you do not have interest in. We try and do our best to make sure that products are targeted to the best of our ability, but some products have no history and need to be offered up to several people that may or may not enjoy them. We encourage you to try something new every now and then - you never know, you might like it.
Amazon selling partners may nominate any products they wish for inclusion in Amazon Vine. We encourage you to browse the queues for newest in clothing, electronics, home and kitchen, pet supplies, outdoor gear, books and any other items that catch your eye.
Amazon Vine is a promotional program, so participating brands allocate limited quantity of newly released products. We encourage you to visit our website often so that you can request items that you want to review before the inventory runs out.
You should receive your Amazon Vine item(s) within 5-7 business days of shipping it. You may track your orders by visiting the Vine Orders page.
Please visit the Vine Orders page to view the status of your order.
Unfortunately we cannot support international Vine shipments at this time. We hope to provide this capability in the future and apologize to our valued international reviewer community.
All Vine items are handled separately from the rest of our Amazon products. Vine items currently ship at standard ground speeds (3-7 days).
You may cancel a Vine order if you are not able to review it. Cancellations are not offered for slight variances in products, and you should take this into account before participating in Amazon Vine Voices. Orders that have a review posted or are beyond 30 days from delivery date cannot be cancelled. If you have to cancel a Vine order, please open a case by clicking on Contact Us and providing the Order ID Number and reason for canceling.
Amazon Vine items are not returnable or replaceable but may be cancelled.
The Amazon customer community highly values your opinion and Amazon Vine exists to help the Amazon customers make better informed purchase decisions. We do not require that you write a review but we do take this into account when determining who the best reviewers are to keep in Amazon Vine.
We encourage you to post reviews quickly and ensure that your review contains quality feedback. Doing so will increase the likelihood that your opinions will be among the first to appear on the detail pages of new and pre¬released items.
Please click on the Vine Reviews page on the Amazon Vine website to post your review. Please follow Amazon's General Review Writing Guidelines as outlined on that page in crafting your review
Vine reviews should be focused on the product and follow the Community Guidelines. Feedback about your shipment experience, or packaging should not be included in Amazon Vine reviews.
You may edit any reviews submitted to the Vine program by visiting the Vine Reviews page and clicking ‘See review’ and then ‘Edit’ for any Vine product that you have reviewed.
No. All Amazon Vine reviews will be posted on the product’s Amazon.com detail pages unedited, regardless of whether it is a favorable review or not.
Amazon Vine reviews appear on the product detail page, in the same location as other Amazon customer reviews. Amazon Vine reviews are distinguished from others with a special badge.
Amazon Vine items are yours to keep, unless a return is specifically requested by Amazon.com.
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