Guidelines on Accounting with respect to Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS)

Securities and Exchange Board of India

CIRCULAR

SEBI/HO/IMD-II/DOF8/P/CIR/2022/12

February 04, 2022

All Mutual Funds (MFs)/
Asset Management Companies (AMCs)/
Trustee Companies/ Boards of Trustees of Mutual Funds/
Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)

Sir / Madam,

Subject: Guidelines on Accounting with respect to Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS)

1. SEBI vide notification dated January 25, 2022 amended SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 (MF Regulations), which, inter-alia, mandated that the AMCs shall prepare the Financial Statements and Accounts of the Mutual Fund Schemes in accordance with IND AS with effect from April 01, 2023. Accordingly, the following requirements are specified:

I. Mutual Fund Schemes shall prepare the opening balance sheet as on date of transition and the comparatives as per the requirements of IND AS.

II. Perspective historical per unit statistics mentioned in Clause 6 of Eleventh Schedule of MF Regulations requires disclosure of scheme wise per unit statistics for the past 3 years. In this regard, Mutual Fund schemes may not be mandatorily required to restate the previous years published perspective historical per unit statistics as per requirement of IND AS for the first two years from first time adoption of IND AS. However, Mutual Fund schemes shall furnish following additional information in perspective historical per unit statistics:

a. Label the previous Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) information prominently as not being prepared in accordance with IND AS; and

b. Disclose the nature of the adjustments that would be required to make it comply with IND AS. Mutual Funds schemes need not quantify those adjustments.

III. The Financial Statements of the Mutual Fund Schemes shall be prepared in the Formats given at Annexure-A.

2. Modification to Para C (2) of SEBI circular CIR/IMD/DF/24/2012 dated November 19, 2012

In order to align with IND AS requirement regarding transactions cost of investment to be expensed out (viz. to be charged to Revenue Account instead of Capitalisation) and as per the amended Regulations 52 (6A)(a) of MF Regulations, the provision of Para C (2) of SEBI circular CIR/IMD/DF/24/2012 dated November 19, 2012 is modified, and the revised provisions shall read as under:

It is clarified that Brokerage and transaction cost incurred for the purpose of execution shall be charged to the schemes as provided under Regulation 52 (6A) (a) upto 12 bps and 5 bps for cash market transactions and derivatives transactions respectively. Any payment towards brokerage & transaction costs, over and above the said 12 bps and 5 bps for cash market transactions and derivatives transactions respectively may be charged to the Scheme within the maximum limit of Total Expense Ratio (TER) as prescribed under Regulation 52 of the SEBI (Mutual Finds) Regulations, 1996.

3. The provisions of this Circular shall be effective from April 01, 2023.

4. This circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, read with the provisions of regulations 77 of SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996, to protect the interest of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market.

Yours faithfully,

Lamber Singh
Deputy General Manager
Tel No.: 022-26449667
Email ID: lambers@sebi.gov.in]

Please refer to the attached file for details.