Schedule II- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Schedule II- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

			Additions
	Beginning Balance		Charged to Costs & Expenses		Charged to Other Accounts		Deductions			Ending Balance
2015
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts	$	1,000	$	4,000	$	—	$	—		$	5,000
Reserve for Inventory Obsolescence		733,000		41,000		—		—			774,000
Reserve for Warranty		38,000		—		—		(15,000	)		23,000
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance		13,940,000		3,335,000		—		—			17,275,000
2014
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts	$	1,000	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	1,000
Reserve for Inventory Obsolescence		722,000		11,000		—		—			733,000
Reserve for Warranty		151,000		—		—		(113,000	)		38,000
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance		9,548,500		4,391,500		—		—			13,940,000
2013
Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts		2,000		—		—		(1,000	)		1,000
Reserve for Inventory Obsolescence		1,991,000		478,000		—		(1,747,000	)		722,000
Reserve for Warranty		227,000		19,000		—		(95,000	)		151,000
Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance (1)		44,607,000		—		—		(35,058,500	)		9,548,500

(1) The deferred tax asset valuation allowance decreased by $35.1 million in 2013 due to the revaluation of the deferred tax asset from loss carryforwards under the change in control provisions in the Internal Revenue Code.