Fringe benefits tax (Australia)

Quarterly Fringe Benefits Tax revenue ($millions) since 1986

The fringe benefits tax (FBT) is a tax applied within the Australian tax system by the Australian Taxation Office. The tax is levied on most non-cash benefits that an employer provides "in respect of employment." The tax is levied on the employer, not the employee, and will be levied irrespective of whether the benefit is provided directly to the employee or to an associate of the employee.[1]

The tax was first imposed in 1986 and the operation of the tax is described by the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986.[2]

  1. ^ "Fringe benefits tax – what you need to know: What is fringe benefits tax". Archived from the original on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference FBTAssAct was invoked but never defined (see the help page).