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Accrued Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] |
Accrued Expenses | NOTE 5 - ACCRUED EXPENSES Accrued expenses consist of the following:
|  | September 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Payroll and related accruals |  | $ | 974,000 |  |  | $ | 1,061,000 |
Warranty and related accruals |  |  | 368,000 |  |  |  | 373,000 |
Professional fees |  |  | 84,000 |  |  |  | 280,000 |
Accrued income taxes payable |  |  | — |  |  |  | 760,000 |
Other |  |  | 263,000 |  |  |  | 336,000 |
Accrued expenses |  | $ | 1,689,000 |  |  | $ | 2,810,000 |
Other accrued expenses in fiscal 2013 included 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.

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