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SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2016
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SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | SEMILEDS CORPORATION SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
|  | Years Ended |
|  | August 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Including Related Parties): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 586 |  | $ | 2,766 |
Charged to bad debt expense |  |  | 125 |  |  | 74 |
Write-downs charged against the allowance |  |  | — |  |  | (2,074) |
Effect of exchange rate changes |  |  | 35 |  |  | (180) |
Ending balance |  | $ | 746 |  | $ | 586 |
|  | Years Ended |
|  | August 31, |
|  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Valuation Allowance for Deferred Tax Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 37,476 |  | $ | 38,499 |
Charged to income tax expense |  |  | 5,097 |  |  | 3,125 |
Net operating loss carryforward expired |  |  | — |  |  | (1,829) |
Effect of exchange rate changes |  |  | 807 |  |  | (2,319) |
Ending balance |  | $ | 43,380 |  | $ | 37,476 |

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