Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Report:
| 1. | Financial Statements: The information concerning Autodesk’s financial statements, and Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm required by this Item is incorporated by reference herein to the section of this Report in Item 8, entitled “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” |
| 2. | Financial Statement Schedule: The following financial statement schedule of Autodesk, Inc., for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, is filed as part of this Report and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of Autodesk, Inc.: |
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Schedules not listed above have been omitted because they are not applicable or are not required or the information required to be set forth therein is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto.
| 3. | Exhibits: See Item 15(b) below. We have filed, or incorporated into this Report by reference, the exhibits listed on the accompanying Index to Exhibits immediately following the signature page of this Form 10-K. |
(b) Exhibits:
We have filed, or incorporated into the Report by reference, the exhibits listed on the accompanying Index to Exhibits immediately following the signature page of this Form 10-K.
(c) Financial Statement Schedules: See Item 15(a), above.

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| ITEM 15(A)(2) | FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE II |
| Description | Balance at Beginning of Fiscal Year | Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses or Revenues | Deductions and Write-Offs | Balance at End of Fiscal Year | |||||||||||
| (in millions) | |||||||||||||||
| Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 6.3 | $ | 2.3 | $ | 1.0 | $ | 7.6 | |||||||
| Product returns reserves | 2.6 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 1.6 | |||||||||||
| Partner Program reserves (1) | 36.5 | 267.4 | 258.7 | 45.2 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring | 1.6 | — | 0.3 | 1.3 | |||||||||||
| Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 4.9 | $ | 1.6 | $ | 0.2 | $ | 6.3 | |||||||
| Product returns reserves | 4.0 | 17.4 | 18.8 | 2.6 | |||||||||||
| Partner Program reserves (1) | 38.4 | 237.3 | 239.2 | 36.5 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring | 5.6 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 1.6 | |||||||||||
| Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 5.6 | $ | 1.3 | $ | 2.0 | $ | 4.9 | |||||||
| Product returns reserves | 4.9 | 23.1 | 24.0 | 4.0 | |||||||||||
| Partner Program reserves (1) | 48.3 | 278.6 | 288.5 | 38.4 | |||||||||||
| Restructuring | 8.9 | 12.8 | 16.1 | 5.6 |
| (1) | The partner program reserves balance impacts "Accounts receivable, net" and "Accounts payable" on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. |

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| AUTODESK, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ CARL BASS | ||
| Carl Bass | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
| Dated: | March 23, 2016 |

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Carl Bass and R. Scott Herren each as his or her attorney-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities as of March 23, 2016.

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| Signature | Title | |
| /s/ CARL BASS | President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |
| Carl Bass | ||
| /s/ R. SCOTT HERREN | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |
| R. Scott Herren | ||
| /s/ PAUL UNDERWOOD | Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
| Paul Underwood | ||
| /s/ CRAWFORD W. BEVERIDGE | Director (Non-executive Chairman of the Board) | |
| Crawford W. Beveridge | ||
| Director | ||
| Jeff Clarke | ||
| /s/ J. HALLAM DAWSON | Director | |
| J. Hallam Dawson | ||
| Director | ||
| Scott Ferguson | ||
| /s/ THOMAS GEORGENS | Director | |
| Thomas Georgens | ||
| /s/ PER-KRISTIAN HALVORSEN | Director | |
| Per-Kristian Halvorsen | ||
| Director | ||
| Rick Hill | ||
| /s/ MARY T. MCDOWELL | Director | |
| Mary T. McDowell | ||
| /s/ LORRIE M. NORRINGTON | Director | |
| Lorrie M. Norrington | ||
| /s/ ELIZABETH RAFAEL | Director | |
| Elizabeth Rafael | ||
| /s/ STACY J. SMITH | Director | |
| Stacy J. Smith | ||
| /s/ STEVEN M. WEST | Director | |
| Steven M. West |

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Index to Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006, file no. 000-14338) | |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 11, 2016) | |
| 4.1 | Indenture dated December 13, 2012, by and between Autodesk, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2012) | |
| 4.2 | First Supplemental Indenture (including Form of Notes) dated December 13, 2012, by and between Autodesk, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed with the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 13, 2012) | |
| 4.3 | Second Supplemental Indenture (including Form of Notes), dated June 5, 2015, by and between Autodesk, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 8, 2015) | |
| 10.1* | Description of Registrant's Performance Stock Unit Program (incorporated by reference to Item 5.02 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 17, 2015) | |
| 10.2* | Description of Registrant's Sales Commission Plan (incorporated by reference to Item 5.02 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 17, 2015) | |
| 10.3* | Registrant’s 1998 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended on June 10, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2013) | |
| 10.4* | Registrant’s 1998 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan Forms of Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005) | |
| 10.5* | Registrant’s 1998 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan Form of Agreement (non-U.S. Employees) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2014) | |
| 10.6* | Registrant’s 2000 Directors’ Option Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 18, 2008) | |
| 10.7* | Registrant’s 2000 Directors’ Option Plan Forms of Agreements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2008) | |
| 10.8* | Registrant’s 2008 Employee Stock Plan, as amended and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2010) | |
| 10.9* | Registrant’s 2008 Employee Stock Plan Forms of Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2008) | |
| 10.10* | Registrant’s 2008 Employee Stock Plan Form of Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 6, 2009) | |
| 10.11* | Registrant’s 2008 Employee Stock Plan Forms of Restricted Stock Unit Agreements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 18, 2008) | |
| 10.12* | Registrant’s 2008 Employee Stock Plan Forms of Agreement (non-U.S. Employees) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009) |

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| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.13* | Registrant's 2012 Employee Stock Plan, as amended and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2015) | |
| 10.14* | Registrant's 2012 Employee Stock Plan Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2012) | |
| 10.15* | Registrant's 2012 Employee Stock Plan Form of Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2012) | |
| 10.16* | Registrant's 2012 Employee Stock Plan Form of Stock Option Agreement (non-U.S. Employees) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2012) | |
| 10.17* | Amendments to certain stock option agreements (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2009) | |
| 10.18* | Registrant’s 2010 Outside Directors’ Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2009) | |
| 10.19* | Registrant’s 2010 Outside Directors’ Stock Plan Form of Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2010) | |
| 10.20* | Registrant’s 2010 Outside Directors’ Stock Plan Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 31, 2010) | |
| 10.21* | Registrant's 2012 Outside Directors' Stock Plan, as amended and restated (filed herewith) | |
| 10.22* | Registrant's 2012 Outside Directors' Stock Plan Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed with the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2012) | |
| 10.23* | Registrant’s Executive Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (filed herewith) | |
| 10.24* | Registrant’s 2005 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated, effective as of January 1, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2009) | |
| 10.25* | Participants, target awards and payout formulas for fiscal year 2016 under the Registrant's Executive Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Item 5.02 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 17, 2015) | |
| 10.26* | Executive Change in Control Program, as amended and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant’s Current report on Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2013) | |
| 10.27* | Sub-Plan of the Autodesk, Inc. 1998 Employee Qualified Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2014) | |
| 10.28* | Form of Indemnification Agreement executed by Autodesk and each of its officers and directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005) | |
| 10.29* | Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Registrant and Carl Bass dated March 21, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 25, 2013) | |
| 10.30* | R. Scott Herren Offer Letter dated September 23, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2014) |

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| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.31* | Registrant’s Equity Incentive Deferral Plan as amended and restated effective as of June 12, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2008) | |
| 10.32* | Amendment to Registrant's Equity Incentive Deferral Plan effective as of February 17, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 filed with the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2012) | |
| 10.33 | Office Lease between Registrant and the J.H.S. Trust for 111 McInnis Parkway, San Rafael, CA, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2004) | |
| 10.34 | Fourth Amendment to Lease between Registrant and the J.H.S. Holdings L.P. for 111 McInnis Parkway, San Rafael, CA (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 filed with the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2010) | |
| 10.35 | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2015, by and among the Registrant, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 29, 2015) | |
| 21.1 | List of Subsidiaries (filed herewith) | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Ernst & Young LLP) (filed herewith) | |
| 24.1 | Power of Attorney (contained in the signature page to this Annual Report) | |
| 31.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith) | |
| 31.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (filed herewith) | |
| 32.1† | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith) | |
| 101.INS †† | XBRL Instance Document | |
| 101.SCH †† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema | |
| 101.CAL †† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
| 101.DEF †† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
| 101.LAB †† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase | |
| 101.PRE †† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase |
| * | Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
| † | The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 that accompany this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Autodesk, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Form 10-K, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. |
| †† | The financial information contained in these XBRL documents is unaudited. |

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