Tax exclusion for institutional investment vehicles: conditional non inclusion of specified income subject to regulatory compliance and clawback.
Schedule V excludes specified income from total income for defined eligible persons-investment funds, business trusts (including REITs/InvITs), venture capital vehicles and certain foreign public investors-operating as a negative list subject to conditions and Notes. Exclusions include non business dividend and interest for investment funds, SPV interest/dividend exemptions for business trusts, REIT rental income exclusions for directly owned assets, and a layered specified person exemption with holding period, investment type, proportional computation, carve outs and clawback rules; implementation relies on cross references to SEBI/RBI/IFSC rules and Board guidelines.