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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The provision for income tax expense (benefit) consists of:

 

     Years Ended September 30,  
     2015      2014  

Current:

     

Federal

   $ 261,000       $ 667,000   

State

     37,000         65,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current

     298,000         732,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred:

     

Federal

     (1,871,000      190,000   

State

     (154,000      18,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred

     (2,025,000      208,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

   $ (1,727,000    $ 940,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciliation of the Federal Statutory Tax Rate to the Total Tax Provision

A reconciliation of the federal statutory tax rate to the total tax provision is as follows:

 

     Years Ended September 30,  
     2015     2014  

Federal income taxes computed at the statutory rate

     (34.0 %)      34.0

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

     (3.3 %)      3.3

Research & development tax refunds & credits

     (5.2 %)      (5.6 %) 

Dividend received deduction

     —          (6.1 %) 

Domestic international sales corporation benefits

     (5.8 %)      (4.2 %) 

Other, net

     (0.4 %)      (0.1 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective income tax rate

     (48.7 %)      21.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

 

     September 30,  
     2015      2014  

Deferred Tax Assets:

     

Accrued liabilities and reserves

   $ 255,000       $ 288,000   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     133,000         91,000   

Inventory

     —           186,000   

R&D tax credits carryforwards

     1,114,000         671,000   

Stock-based compensation

     194,000         194,000   

Net operating losses carryforwards

     48,000         58,000   

Unrealized loss on investments

     1,023,000         —     

Other

     14,000         24,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross Deferred Tax Assets

     2,781,000         1,512,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred and Other Tax Liabilities:

     

Unrealized gain on investments

     —           (798,000

Inventory

     (43,000      —     

Percentage of completion

     (415,000      (104,000

Property and equipment

     (806,000      (964,000

Unrecognized tax benefits

     (150,000      (300,000

Other

     (36,000      (39,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross Deferred and Other Tax Liabilities

     (1,450,000      (2,205,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Deferred and Other Income Tax Assets (Liabilities)

   $ 1,331,000       $ (693,000