NINTH SCHEDULE

Securities and Exchange Board of India

(Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996
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[[Regulations 49F(1) and (2), 50(3),55(4)(iii)]]
ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND STANDARDS
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[Part A: For Investment in Securities]
a. For the purposes of the financial statements, mutual funds shall mark all investments
to market and carry investments in the balance sheet at market value. However,
since the unrealised gain arising out of appreciation on investments cannot be
distributed, provision has to be made for exclusion of this item when arriving at
distributable income.
b. Dividend income earned by a scheme should be recognised, not on the date the
dividend is declared, but on the date the share is quoted on an ex-dividend basis. For
investments which are not quoted on the stock exchange, dividend income must be
recognised on the date of declaration.
c. In respect of all interest-bearing investments, income must be accrued on a day to
day basis as it is earned. Therefore, when such investments are purchased, interest
paid for the period from the last interest due date upto the date of purchase must not
be treated as a cost of purchase but must be debited to Interest Recoverable Account.
Similarly interest received at the time of sale for the period from the last interest due
date upto the date of sale must not be treated as an addition to sale value but must be
credited to Interest Recoverable Account.
d. In determining the holding cost of investments and the gains or loss on sale of

e. Transactions for purchase or sale of investments should be recognised as of the trade

date and not as of the settlement date, so that the effect of all investments traded
during a financial year are recorded and reflected in the financial statements for that
year. Where investment transactions take place outside the stock market, for
example, acquisitions through private placement or purchases or sales through
private treaty, the transaction should be recorded in the event of a purchase, as of the
date on which the scheme obtains in enforceable obligation to pay the price or, in the
event of a sale, when the scheme obtains an enforceable right to collect the proceeds
of sale or an enforceable obligation to deliver the instruments sold.
f. Bonus shares to which the scheme becomes entitled should be recognised only when
the original shares on which the bonus entitlement accrues are traded on the stock
exchange on an ex-bonus basis. Similarly, rights entitlements should be recognised
only when the original shares on which the right entitlement accrues are traded on
the stock exchange on an ex-rights basis.
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[(g) Where income receivable on investments has accrued but has not been received
for the period specified in the guidelines issued by the Board, provision shall be

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2008 w.e.f. 16-4-2008.
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 made by debiting to the revenue account the income so accrued in the manner
specified by guidelines issued by the Board.]
h. When in the case of an open-ended scheme units are sold, the difference between the
sale price and the face value of the unit, if positive, should be credited to reserves
and if negative be debited to reserves, the face value being credited to Capital
Account. Similarly, when in respect of such a scheme, units are repurchased, the
difference between the purchase price and face value of the unit, if positive should
be debited to reserves and, if negative, should be credited to reserves, the face value
being debited to the capital account.
i. In the case of an open-ended scheme, when units are sold and appropriate part of the
sale proceeds should be credited to an Equalisation Account and when units are
repurchased an appropriate amount should be debited to Equalisation Account. The
net balance on this account should be credited or debited to the Revenue Account.
The balance on the Equalisation Account debited or credited to the Revenue
Account should not decrease or increase the net income of the fund but is only an
adjustment to the distributable surplus. It should, therefore, be reflected in the
Revenue Account only after the net income of the fund is determined.
j. In a close-ended scheme 251[launched prior to the commencement of the Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009]
which provide to the unit holders the option for an early redemption or repurchase
their own units, the par value of the unit has to be 252[debited] to Capital Account
and the difference between the purchase price and the par value, if positive, should
be 253[credited] to reserves and, if negative, should be 254[debited] to reserves. A
proportionate part of the unamortized initial issue expenses should also be
transferred to the reserves so that the balance carried forward on that account is
proportional to the number of units remaining outstanding.
k. The cost of investments acquired or purchased should include brokerage, stamp
charges and any charge customarily included in
of privately placed debt instruments any front-end discount offered should be
reduced from the cost of the investment.
l. Underwriting commission should be recognised as revenue only when there is no
devolvement on the scheme. Where there is devolvement on the scheme, the full
underwriting commission received and not merely the portion applicable to the
devolvement should be reduced from the cost of the investment.
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[m. In case of real estate mutual fund scheme, investments in unlisted equity shares
shall be valued as per the norms specified in this regard.

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Inserted by the SEBI (Mutual Funds) (Amendment) Regulations, 2009, w.e.f. 8-4-2009.
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1998.
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[Part B: For direct investment in real estate asset
Definitions
1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires-:
(a) or which an asset could be exchanged between

valuer;
(b
about the nature and characteristics of the real estate asset, its actual and potential uses,
and market conditions at the balance sheet date;

2. A real estate asset that is held by a real estate mutual fund scheme shall be valued at
fair value.

3. Where a portion of the real estate asset is held to earn rentals or for capital appreciation
and if the portions can be sold or leased separately, the real estate mutual fund scheme
shall account for the portions separately.

Initial Recognition
4. A real estate mutual fund scheme shall recognise a real estate asset if:
(a) it is probable that the future economic benefits that are associated with the real
estate asset will flow to the real estate mutual fund scheme; and
(b) the cost of the asset can be measured reliably.

5. A real estate mutual fund scheme shall evaluate all its real estate asset costs including
those incurred initially to acquire a real estate asset and those incurred subsequently to
add to, replace part of, or service a real estate asset, at the time they are incurred:
Provided that a real estate mutual fund scheme shall not recognise in the carrying
amount of a real estate asset the costs of the day-to-day servicing of such an asset and
such costs shall be recognised in the revenue account as incurred.

6. A real estate mutual fund scheme may acquire parts of real estate assets through
replacement. For example, the interior walls may be replacements of original walls.
Under the recognition principle, an real estate mutual fund scheme shall recognise in the
carrying amount of a real estate asset, the cost of replacing part of an existing real estate
asset at the time that cost is incurred if the recognition criteria are met. The carrying
amount of those parts that are replaced shall be derecognised in accordance with the
derecognition provisions given in later paragraphs.
7. The real estate asset shall be recognized on the date of completion of the process of
transfer of ownership i.e. the date on which the real estate mutual fund scheme obtains an
enforceable right including all significant risks and rewards of ownership.

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Measurement at initial recognition
8. A real estate asset shall be measured initially at cost. Such cost shall comprise
purchase price and any other directly attributable expenditure such as professional fees
for legal services, registration expenses and asset transfer taxes.

9. If the payment for a real estate asset is deferred, its cost is the cash price equivalent. A
real estate mutual fund scheme shall recognise the difference between this amount and
the total payments as interest expense over the period of credit.

10. A real estate mutual fund scheme may acquire one or more real estate assets in
exchange for a non-monetary asset or assets, or a combination of monetary and non-
monetary assets. The cost of such a real estate asset shall be measured at fair value unless
(a) the exchange transaction lacks commercial substance or (b) the fair value of neither
the asset received nor the asset given up is reliably measurable. The acquired real estate
asset shall be measured in this manner even if an real estate mutual fund scheme cannot
immediately derecognize the asset given up. If the acquired real estate asset cannot be
measured at fair value, its cost shall be measured at the carrying amount of the asset
given up.

11. A real estate mutual fund scheme determines whether an exchange transaction has
commercial substance by considering the extent to which its future cash flows are
expected to change as a result of the transaction
Explanation: An exchange transaction has commercial substance if:
(a) the configuration (risk, timing and amount) of the cash flows of the asset received
differs from the configuration of the cash flows of the asset transferred, or
(b) the real estate mutual fund scheme-specific value of the portion of the real estate

exchange, and
(c) the difference in (a) or (b) is significant relative to the fair value of the assets
exchanged.
For the purpose of determining whether an exchange transaction has commercial
substance, the real estate mutual fund scheme-specific value of the portion of the real
-tax
cash flows. The result of these analyses may be clear without an real estate mutual fund
scheme having to perform detailed calculations.

12. The fair value of an asset for which comparable market transactions do not exist is
reliably measurable if (a) the variability in the range of reasonable fair value estimates is
not significant for that asset or (b) the probabilities of the various estimates within the
range can be reasonably assessed and used in estimating fair value. If the real estate
mutual fund scheme is able to determine reliably the fair value of either the asset received
or the asset given up, then the fair value of the asset given up is used to measure cost
unless the fair value of the asset received is more clearly evident.

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Subsequent Measurement
13. After initial recognition, a real estate asset held by a real estate mutual fund scheme
shall be measured at its fair value.

14. A gain or loss arising from a change in the fair value of the real estate asset shall be
recognised in the Revenue Account for the period in which it arises. The gain that arises
from the appreciation in the value of real estate asset is an unrealised gain and thus the
same cannot be distributed.
Explanations
i. Fair value specifically excludes an estimated price inflated or deflated by special terms
or circumstances such as atypical financing, sale and leaseback arrangement, special
considerations or concessions granted by anyone associated with the sale.
ii. The fair value of real estate asset shall reflect market conditions at the balance sheet
date
iii. The fair value of real estate asset reflects, among other things, rental income from
current leases and reasonable and supportable assumptions that represent what
knowledgeable, willing parties would assume about rental income from future leases in
the light of current conditions. It also reflects any cash outflows that could be expected in
respect of the asset.
iv. The best evidence of fair value is given by current prices in an active market for
similar real estate asset in the same location and condition and subject to similar lease
and other contracts. Care shall be taken to identify any differences in the nature, location
or condition of the asset, or in the contractual terms of the leases and other contracts
relating to the asset.
v. In the absence of current prices in an active market, information from a variety of
sources shall be considered, including:
(a) current prices in an active market for properties of different nature, condition or
location (or subject to different lease or other contracts), adjusted to reflect those
differences;
(b) recent prices of similar properties on less active markets, with adjustments to reflect
any changes in economic conditions since the date of the transactions that occurred at
those prices; and
(c) discounted cash flow projections based on reliable estimates of future cash flows,
supported by the terms of any existing lease and other contracts and (when possible) by
external evidence such as current market rents for similar properties in the same
location and condition, and using discount rates that reflect current market assessments
of the uncertainty in the amount and timing of the cash flows.
vi. In some cases, the various sources listed in the previous paragraph may suggest
different conclusions about the fair value of a real estate asset. The reasons for those
differences shall be considered, in order to arrive at the most reliable estimate of fair
value within a range of reasonable fair value estimates.
vii. (a)Where the fair value of the asset is not reliably determinable on a continuing basis,
a real estate mutual fund scheme shall measure that real estate asset at cost as per

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 Accounting Standard (AS) 10, Accounting for Fixed Assets. The residual value of the
real estate asset shall be assumed to be zero. The real estate mutual fund scheme shall
apply AS 10 until disposal of the investment asset.
(b) The fair value of the asset will be considered to not reliably determinable on a
continuing basis if the variability in the range of reasonable fair value estimates is large,
and the probabilities of the various outcomes difficult to assess, such that the usefulness
of a single estimate of fair value is negated. This may be due to infrequent comparable
market transactions and alternative reliable estimates of fair value (for example, based
on discounted cash flow projections) being not available.
viii. In determining the fair value of the real estate asset, it shall be ensured that there is
no double-counting of assets or liabilities.
Explanation:
(a) equipment such as lifts or air-conditioning is often an integral part of a building and
is generally included in the fair value of the real estate asset, rather than recognised
separately as asset, plant and equipment.
(b) if an office is leased on a furnished basis, the fair value of the office generally
includes the fair value of the furniture, because the rental income relates to the
furnished office. When furniture is included in the fair value of real estate asset, an real
estate mutual fund scheme shall not recognise that furniture as a separate asset.
(c) the fair value of real estate asset shall exclude prepaid or accrued operating lease
income, because the real estate mutual fund scheme would recognise it as a separate
liability or asset.
(d) The fair value of real estate asset held under a lease reflects expected cash flows
(including contingent rent that is expected to become payable). Accordingly, if a
valuation obtained for aN asset is net of all payments expected to be made, it will be
necessary to add back any recognised lease liability, to arrive at the fair value of the
real estate asset for accounting purposes.
ix. The fair value of real estate asset does not reflect future capital expenditure that will
improve or enhance the asset and does not reflect the related future benefits from this
future expenditure.
x. Where a real estate mutual fund scheme expects that the present value of its payments
relating to a real estate asset (other than payments relating to recognised liabilities) will
exceed the present value of the related cash receipts it shall apply Accounting Standard
(AS) 29, Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets to determine whether
to recognise a liability and, if so, how to measure it.
15. To determine the fair value of a real estate asset in accordance with the above-
mentioned paragraphs, a real estate mutual fund scheme is required to use the services of
two independent and approved valuers having recent experience in category of the real
estate asset being valued and use the lower of the two valuations.

16. For accounting for rental income on real estate asset, Accounting Standard (AS) 19,
Leases, shall be followed. Such income shall be accrued on a daily basis, till the currency
of the lease agreements.

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17. Where the rental income receivable by a real estate mutual fund scheme in respect of
real estate asset, has accrued but has not been received for the period specified by the
Board. Further, provision shall be made by debiting to the revenue account the income so
accrued in the manner as may be specified by the Board.

Derecognition of Real Estate Asset

18. A real estate mutual fund scheme shall derecognise a real estate asset on disposal or
when the asset is permanently withdrawn from use and no future economic benefits are
expected from its disposal.

19. In determining the date of disposal for real estate asset by way of sale, a real estate
mutual fund scheme shall apply the criteria in Accounting Standard (AS) 9, Revenue
Recognition, for recognising revenue from the sale of goods and considers the related
guidance in the Appendix to AS 9.

20. Gains or losses arising from the disposal or retirement of real estate asset shall be
determined as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount
of the real estate asset and shall be recognised in the Revenue Account in the period of
the disposal or retirement.

21. The consideration receivable on disposal of a real estate asset is to be recognised

initially at fair value. In particular, if payment for a real estate asset is deferred, the
consideration received is recognized initially at the cash price equivalent. The difference
between the nominal amount of the consideration and the cash price equivalent should be
recognised as interest revenue over the period of credit.]

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