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Accrued Expenses
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Payables And Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued Expenses

NOTE 5 - ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

 

     September 30,  
     2013      2012  

Payroll and related accruals

   $ 1,061,000       $ 1,650,000   

Warranty and related accruals

     373,000         524,000   

Professional fees

     280,000         286,000   

Accrued income taxes payable

     760,000         —     

Other

     336,000         1,057,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accrued expenses

   $ 2,810,000       $ 3,517,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other accrued expenses include the estimated advertising costs associated with ConExpo. During fiscal 2013, the Company reduced its estimated advertising expenses for the 2014 ConExpo show by $750,000 as management deemed it prudent to curtail such expenditures due to the current condition of the highway construction industry.