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Note 7 - Income Taxes
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 7 - Income Taxes
 
For the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $25,000 on pretax income of $408,000. The income tax benefit was the result of
applying the effective tax rate anticipated for fiscal 2015 to pretax income for the first quarter of fiscal 2015. The effective tax rate is lower than the statutory rate primarily due to the dividends received deduction and the domestic production activity deduction.   On pretax loss of $650,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $10,000 which was the net result from applying the effective tax rate anticipated for fiscal 2014 to the loss from continuing operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The Company’s effective tax rate was -6% and 2% for the three months ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company files federal income tax returns in the United States and with various state jurisdictions and is no longer subject to examinations for fiscal years before fiscal 2011 with regard to federal income taxes and fiscal 2010 for state income taxes. 
 
At December 31, 2014, the Company had an
accrued liability of approximately $3,182,000 for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits relating to an acquisition in fiscal 2013. The Company does not anticipate a significant increase or decrease in this liability in the next twelve months.   If recognized, it is expected that these unrecognized tax benefits would not have a significant impact to the Company’s effective tax rate.  During the first quarter of fiscal 2015, interest expenses of approximately $20,000 were recorded as “interest and penalty expense accrued for uncertain and unrecognized tax benefits” in the statement of comprehensive income (loss).