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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Provision for income taxes | The provision for income taxes consists of the following:
| Fiscal year ended January 31,
2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Federal: |  |  |  |  |
Current | $ | (2.3 | ) |  | $ | (13.3 | ) |  | $ | (0.8 | )
Deferred | 7.6 |  |  | (6.7 | ) |  | (19.3 | )
State: |  |  |  |  |
Current | (0.4 | ) |  | (1.8 | ) |  | (0.3 | )
Deferred | 2.1 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 2.2 |
Foreign: |  |  |  |  |
Current | 69.6 |  |  | 65.3 |  |  | 50.9 |
Deferred | 3.7 |  |  | (5.5 | ) |  | (23.1 | )
| $ | 80.3 |  |  | $ | 38.1 |  |  | $ | 9.6 |
Differences between the U.S. statutory rate and the aggregate income tax provision | The differences between the U.S. statutory rate and the aggregate income tax provision are as follows:
| Fiscal year ended January 31,
2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Income tax provision (benefit) at U.S. Federal statutory rate | $ | 61.9 |  |  | $ | (9.0 | ) |  | $ | (188.4 | )
State income tax benefit, net of the U.S. Federal benefit | (5.3 | ) |  | (11.4 | ) |  | (21.9 | )
Foreign income taxed at rates different from the U.S. statutory rate including GILTI | (41.2 | ) |  | 117.8 |  |  | (53.3 | )
Valuation allowance adjustment | 65.3 |  |  | 18.8 |  |  | (82.5 | )
Transition tax and revisions due to subsequent regulations | 9.6 |  |  | (16.0 | ) |  | 408.4 |
Tax effect of non-deductible stock-based compensation | 24.9 |  |  | 7.6 |  |  | 20.7 |
Stock compensation windfall / shortfall | (22.4 | ) |  | (39.4 | ) |  | (67.7 | )
Research and development tax credit benefit | (19.8 | ) |  | (23.5 | ) |  | (11.3 | )
Closure of income tax audits and changes in uncertain tax positions | (2.0 | ) |  | (12.7 | ) |  | 1.2 |
Tax effect of officer compensation in excess of $1.0 million | 3.4 |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | 2.2 |
Non-deductible expenses | 5.4 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 2.1 |
Other | 0.5 |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  | 0.1 |
| $ | 80.3 |  |  | $ | 38.1 |  |  | $ | 9.6 |
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Significant components of Autodesk’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| January 31,
2020 |  | 2019
Stock-based compensation | $ | 32.8 |  |  | $ | 25.9 |
Research and development tax credit carryforwards | 263.4 |  |  | 238.7 |
Foreign tax credit carryforwards | 253.9 |  |  | 198.6 |
Accrued compensation and benefits | 3.4 |  |  | 6.5 |
Other accruals not currently deductible for tax | 28.4 |  |  | 19.0 |
Purchased technology and capitalized software | 37.7 |  |  | 32.6 |
Fixed assets | 11.6 |  |  | 15.0 |
Lease liability | 106.4 |  |  | — |
Tax loss carryforwards | 241.2 |  |  | 237.2 |
Deferred revenue | 29.2 |  |  | 49.0 |
Other | 28.0 |  |  | 28.4 |
Total deferred tax assets | 1,036.0 |  |  | 850.9 |
Less: valuation allowance | (883.4 | ) |  | (797.8 | )
Net deferred tax assets | 152.6 |  |  | 53.1 |
Indefinite lived intangibles | (76.5 | ) |  | (67.6 | )
Right-of-use assets | (101.3 | ) |  | — |
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries | (0.9 | ) |  | — |
Total deferred tax liabilities | (178.7 | ) |  | (67.6 | )
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) | $ | (26.1 | ) |  | $ | (14.5 | )
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reconciliation | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of the gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ended January 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of the fiscal year | $ | 209.0 |  |  | $ | 337.6 |  |  | $ | 261.4 |
Increases for tax positions of prior years | 2.8 |  |  | 7.9 |  |  | 22.8 |
Decreases for tax positions of prior years | (0.4 | ) |  | (146.3 | ) |  | (22.5 | )
Increases for tax positions related to the current year | 11.1 |  |  | 10.3 |  |  | 78.4 |
Decreases relating to settlements with taxing authorities | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.8 | )
Reductions as a result of lapse of the statute of limitations | (1.9 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (1.7 | )
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at the end of the fiscal year | $ | 220.6 |  |  | $ | 209.0 |  |  | $ | 337.6 |

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