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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2017
Activity of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | The activity of the allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended January 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:
|  | Balance at beginning of year |  |  | Additions |  |  | Deductions |  |  | Balance at end of year |
Year ended January 31, 2017 |  | $ | 664 |  |  |  | 4,892 |  |  |  | (4,968 | ) |  | $ | 588 |
Year ended January 31, 2016 |  | $ | 850 |  |  |  | 6,578 |  |  |  | (6,764 | ) |  | $ | 664 |
Year ended January 31, 2015 |  | $ | 1,711 |  |  |  | 4,666 |  |  |  | (5,527 | ) |  | $ | 850 |
Activity of Sales Return Reserve | The activity of the sales returns reserve for the years ended January 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:
|  | Balance at beginning of year |  |  | Additions |  |  | Deductions |  |  | Balance at end of year |
Year ended January 31, 2017 |  | $ | 24,385 |  |  |  | 105,909 |  |  |  | (105,412 | ) |  | $ | 24,882 |
Year ended January 31, 2016 |  | $ | 19,804 |  |  |  | 96,707 |  |  |  | (92,126 | ) |  | $ | 24,385 |
Year ended January 31, 2015 |  | $ | 17,089 |  |  |  | 80,390 |  |  |  | (77,675 | ) |  | $ | 19,804 |

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