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Note 3 - Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 458,000 |  |  | $ | 1,065,000 |  |  | $ | 1,011,000 |
State |  |  | (271,000 | ) |  |  | 484,000 |  |  |  | (228,000 | )
|  |  | 187,000 |  |  |  | 1,549,000 |  |  |  | 783,000 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | (1,053,000 | ) |  |  | (1,790,000 | ) |  |  | (30,000 | )
State |  |  | (254,000 | ) |  |  | (249,000 | ) |  |  | 37,000 |
|  |  | (1,307,000 | ) |  |  | (2,039,000 | ) |  |  | 7,000 |
|  | $ | (1,120,000 | ) |  | $ | (490,000 | ) |  | $ | 790,000 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Statutory federal income tax rate |  |  | 34.0 | % |  |  | 34.0 | % |  |  | 34.0 | %
State franchise taxes (net of federal tax benefit) |  |  | (23.3 | ) |  |  | (38.3 | ) |  |  | 5.0 |
State enterprise zone benefits |  |  | 134.9 |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |
Business meals/gifts |  |  | (18.8 | ) |  |  | 36.1 |  |  |  | 1.0 |
Domestic production activity deduction |  |  | (2.2 | ) |  |  | (135.7 | ) |  |  | (2.0 | )
Dividends received deduction |  |  | 225.7 |  |  |  | (424.6 | ) |  |  | (10.2 | )
Penalties for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 115.5 |  |  |  | --- |
Prior year true-up |  |  | (7.30 | ) |  |  | 84.7 |  |  |  | --- |
Foreign tax credits |  |  | 28.4 |  |  |  | (17.9 | ) |  |  | (0.3 | )
Effect of state rate change on beginning balance of deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (5.0 | ) |  |  | --- |  |  |  | (2.4 | )
Others |  |  | (5.5 | ) |  |  | (1.3 | ) |  |  | (7.8 | )
Effective tax rate |  |  | 360.9 | % |  |  | (347.5 | )% |  |  | 17.3 | %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Deferred tax assets attributable to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities, including supplemental compensation and vacation pay accrual |  | $ | 605,000 |  |  | $ | 1,063,000 |  |  | $ | 1,083,000 |
Impairment losses on investments |  |  | 1,369,000 |  |  |  | 1,779,000 |  |  |  | 1,778,000 |
Bad debt reserves not yet deductible |  |  | 82,000 |  |  |  | 78,000 |  |  |  | 78,000 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 3,251,000 |  |  |  | 1,822,000 |  |  |  | 356,000 |
Deferred revenues |  |  | 1,378,000 |  |  |  | 1,116,000 |  |  |  | --- |
Credits and other |  |  | 869,000 |  |  |  | 12,000 |  |  |  | 41,000 |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 7,554,000 |  |  |  | 5,870,000 |  |  |  | 3,336,000 |
Deferred tax liabilities attributable to: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains on investments |  |  | (43,278,000 | ) |  |  | (48,896,000 | ) |  |  | (34,610,000 | )
Goodwill |  |  | (896,000 | ) |  |  | (495,000 | ) |  | --- _ |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (44,174,000 | ) |  |  | (49,391,000 | ) |  |  | (34,610,000 | )
Net deferred income taxes |  | $ | (36,620,000 | ) |  | $ | (43,521,000 | ) |  | $ | (31,274,000 | )
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block] |
Uncertain Tax Liability |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 3,244,000 |  |  | $ | --- |  |  | $ | --- |
Added liability for the prior year |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 2,393,000 |  |  |  | --- |
Added liability for the current year |  |  | --- |  |  |  | 851,000 |  |  |  | --- |
Tax payment upon settlement |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |
Reduced liability for the current year |  |  | (253,000 | ) |  |  | --- |  |  |  | --- |
Ending balance |  | $ | 2,991,000 |  |  | $ | 3,244,000 |  |  | $ | --- |

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