ONESOURCE Fringe Benefits Tax provides a total management approach to fringe benefits tax. Fringe benefits tax is a tax payable by employers on the value of certain benefits provided to employees or associates of employees in respect of the employment of the employee. A fringe benefit is a benefit provided by an employer to a current, future, or former employee, or an associate of the employee, an associate of the employer, or a third party under arrangement between the employer or the employer's associate and a third party. Fringe benefit tax is always paid by employers and is separate from income tax. Salary and wages are not fringe benefits.