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The Finance Act, 2005, has inserted in the Income-Tax Act, 1961 (the Act), a new Chapter XII-H. This Chapter deals with ‘Fringe Benefit Tax’ (FBT) and it contains Sections 115W to 115WL. The provisions of FBT have come into effect from 1.4.2006 viz. assessment year (AY) 2006-07, relevant to financial year (FY) 2005-06. For the purposes of Chapter XII-H, vide Section 115WB(1) of the Act, ‘Fringe Benefits (FB) means any consideration for employment provided by way of –