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91
NVIDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE II – VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
Description
Balance at
Beginning of
Period Additions Deductions Balance at
End of Period
(In thousands)
Year ended January 25, 2015
Allowance for doubtful accounts.. $ 848 $ 2,837 (1) $ (793) (1) $ 2,892
Sales return allowance.................. $ 14,111 $ 12,427 (2) $ (12,447) (4) $ 14,091
Deferred tax valuation allowance.$ 244,487 $ 16,498 (3) $ $ 260,985
Year ended January 26, 2014
Allowance for doubtful accounts.. $ 1,804 $ 309 (1) $ (1,265) (1) $ 848
Sales return allowance.................. $ 14,790 $ 15,881 (2) $ (16,560) (4) $ 14,111
Deferred tax valuation allowance.$ 224,774 $ 19,713 (3) $ $ 244,487
Year ended January 27, 2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts.. $ 973 $ 1,139 (1) $ (308) (1) $ 1,804
Sales return allowance.................. $ 13,881 $ 16,533 (2) $ (15,624) (4) $ 14,790
Deferred tax valuation allowance.$ 212,285 $ 12,489 (3) $ $ 224,774
(1) Additions represent allowance for doubtful accounts charged to expense and deductions represent amounts recorded as
reduction to expense upon reassessment of allowance for doubtful accounts at period end.
(2) Represents allowance for sales returns estimated at the time revenue is recognized primarily based on historical return
rates and is charged as a reduction to revenue.
(3) Represents change in valuation allowance primarily related to state and certain foreign deferred tax assets that
management has determined not likely to be realized due, in part, to projections of future taxable income of the respective
jurisdictions.
(4) Represents allowance for sales returns written off.