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Note 7 - Federal, State and Local Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2019
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Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
|  | Fiscal Years Ended April 30, |
($ in thousands) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Current tax expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 2,964 |  |  | $ | 3,853 |  |  | $ | 6,360 |
State and local |  |  | 600 |  |  |  | 365 |  |  |  | 469 |
Current tax expense |  |  | 3,564 |  |  |  | 4,218 |  |  |  | 6,829 |
Deferred tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | (650 | ) |  |  | (7,021 | ) |  |  | (1,299 | )
State and local |  |  | 1,162 |  |  |  | (37 | ) |  |  | (412 | )
Deferred tax expense (benefit): |  |  | 512 |  |  |  | (7,058 | ) |  |  | (1,711 | )
Income tax provision |  | $ | 4,076 |  |  | $ | (2,840 | ) |  | $ | 5,118 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | Fiscal Years Ended April 30, |
($ in thousands) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Federal tax liability (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred gain on deconsolidation of EAM |  | $ | 10,669 |  |  | $ | 10,658 |
Deferred non-cash post-employment compensation |  |  | (372 | ) |  |  | (372 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 130 |  |  |  | 119 |
Unrealized gain on securities held for sale |  |  | 446 |  |  |  | 208 |
Deferred charges |  |  | (354 | ) |  |  | (331 | )
Other |  |  | (279 | ) |  |  | 210 |
Total federal tax liability |  |  | 10,240 |  |  |  | 10,492 |
State and local tax liabilities (benefits): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred gain on deconsolidation of EAM |  |  | 2,530 |  |  |  | 1,299 |
Deferred non-cash post-employment compensation |  |  | (74 | ) |  |  | (45 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 15 |
Other |  |  | (112 | ) |  |  | (47 | )
Total state and local tax liabilities |  |  | 2,384 |  |  |  | 1,222 |
Deferred tax liability, long-term |  | $ | 12,624 |  |  | $ | 11,714 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Fiscal Years Ended April 30, |
|  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
U.S. statutory federal tax rate |  |  | 21.00 | % |  |  | 30.33 | % |  |  | 35.00 | %
Increase (decrease) in tax rate from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effect on deferred tax liabilities from federal tax rate reduction to 21% |  |  | - |  |  |  | -54.51 | % |  |  | - |
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit |  |  | 6.02 | % |  |  | 0.70 | % |  |  | -0.88 | %
Effect of dividends received deductions |  |  | -0.24 | % |  |  | -0.49 | % |  |  | -0.33 | %
Domestic production tax credit |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | -0.17 | %
Other, net |  |  | 0.03 | % |  |  | 0.10 | % |  |  | -0.57 | %
Effective income tax rate |  |  | 26.81 | % |  |  | -23.87 | % |  |  | 33.05 | %

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