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2013 Annual Report
2014 Form 10-K 97
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-
K. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that information we are required to disclose in
reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (i) is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms; and (ii) is accumulated
and communicated to Autodesk’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to
provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the quarter ended January 31, 2014 that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Our management assessed the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2014. In making this assessment, our management used the
criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in the 1992 Internal
Control—Integrated Framework. Our management has concluded that, as of January 31, 2014, our internal control over
financial reporting is effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our
independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young, LLP, has issued an audit report on our internal control over
financial reporting, which is included in Item 8 herein.
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure
controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will necessarily prevent all errors and all fraud. A
control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all
control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any,
within Autodesk have been detected.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.