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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements |
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block] | SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Column A |  | Column B |  |  | Column C |  |  | Column D |  |  | Column E |
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Description |  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  |  | Charged to Costs and Expenses |  |  | Charged to Other Accounts— Describe(A) |  |  | Deductions— Describe(B) |  |  | Balance at End of Period |
Year ended March 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and cash discounts (deducted from related asset account) |  | $ | 29,178 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 677,652 |  |  | $ | 624,413 |  |  | $ | 82,417 |
Year ended March 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and cash discounts (deducted from related asset account) |  | $ | 21,052 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 765,732 |  |  | $ | 757,606 |  |  | $ | 29,178 |
(A) | Allowance for doubtful accounts charged to bad debt expense of $53,239 and $15,673 during fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. Cash discounts allowed on sales and charged against revenue of $624,413 and $750,059 during fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively.
(B) | Accounts receivable written off of $0 and $7,547 and cash discounts taken on sales of $624,413 and $750,059 during fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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