Regulation 20 - Accounts and audit - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 1993

20. Accounts and audit.─ (1) (a) The portfolio manager shall maintain separate client-wise accounts. (b) The funds received from the clients, investments or disinvestments and all the credits to the account of the client like interest, dividend, bonus, or any other beneficial interest received on the investment and debits, for expenses, if any, shall be properly accounted for and details thereof shall be properly reflected in the client's account. (c) The tax deducted at source as required under the provisions of the Income-Tax Act, 1961, (43 of 1961) shall be recorded in the portfolio account. (2) The books of account will be audited yearly by qualified auditor to ensure that the portfolio manager has followed proper accounting methods and procedures and that the portfolio manager has performed his duties in accordance with the law. A certificate to this effect shall, if so specified, be submitted to the Board within six months of close of portfolio manager's accounting period. 1 [(3) The portfolio accounts of the portfolio manager shall be audited annually by an independent chartered accountant and a copy of the certificate issued by the chartered accountant shall be given to the client. (4) The client may appoint a chartered accountant to audit the books and accounts of the portfolio manager relating to his transactions and the portfolio manager shall co-operate with such chartered accountant in course of the audit.] ******* 1 Inserted by the SEBI (Portfolio Managers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2002, w.e.f. 11-10-2002.