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Note 11 - Income Taxes - Effective Tax Rate (Details)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
Oct. 31, 2016
Oct. 31, 2015
Computed “expected” tax rate 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit 1.00% 65.40% (15.60%)
Permanent differences, net (2.40%) 222.20% (0.40%)
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance impact (667.80%)
Tax contingencies 0.30% 3.20%
Adjustments to prior years’ tax accruals(1) [1] (107.20%) 3.80%
Effective tax rate (634.20%) 215.70% 26.00%
[1] The adjustments to prior years' tax accruals includes the impact of a federal specified liability loss refund of taxes paid in fiscal year 2002 of (114.8%) for the year ended October 31, 2016.