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Note 8 - Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2020
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block] |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes (in thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Domestic |  | $ | 400 |  |  | $ | (2,331 | )
Foreign |  |  | 4,635 |  |  |  | 3,931 |
Total |  | $ | 5,035 |  |  | $ | 1,600 |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
Components of income tax expense (in thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 48 |
Foreign |  |  | 1,455 |  |  |  | 1,695 |
State and other |  |  | 181 |  |  |  | 196 |
Total current income tax expense |  |  | 1,670 |  |  |  | 1,939 |
Deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Foreign |  |  | (211 | ) |  |  | 211 |
State and other |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total deferred income tax expense/(benefit) |  |  | (211 | ) |  |  | 211 |
Total income tax expense |  | $ | 1,459 |  |  | $ | 2,150 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
(In thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Tax expense at federal statutory rate |  | $ | 1,057 |  |  | $ | 340 |
State expense, net of federal income tax effect |  |  | 147 |  |  |  | 145 |
Deferred balance adjustment |  |  | (212 | ) |  |  | — |
Domestic valuation allowance |  |  | (337 | ) |  |  | (2,612 | )
Domestic return to provision |  |  | (172 | ) |  |  | 2,617 |
Global Intangible Low Tax Income Inclusion |  |  | 703 |  |  |  | 438 |
Permanent differences other |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | 126 |
Valuation allowance for state NOLs |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 76 |
Differences in foreign tax rate |  |  | (79 | ) |  |  | 334 |
Foreign rate change |  |  | (63 | ) |  |  | — |
Deferred tax on unremitted earnings |  |  | 183 |  |  |  | 413 |
Foreign withholding taxes |  |  | 274 |  |  |  | 252 |
All other, net expense |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | 21 |
Total income tax expense |  | $ | 1,459 |  |  | $ | 2,150 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
Components of deferred income tax assets (in thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
U.S. Federal NOL carryforward |  | $ | 7,209 |  |  | $ | 7,480 |
Deferred compensation |  |  | 401 |  |  |  | 382 |
Research tax credit |  |  | 2,686 |  |  |  | 2,703 |
Foreign NOL carryforward |  |  | 223 |  |  |  | 390 |
Foreign tax credit |  |  | 2,580 |  |  |  | 2,305 |
Stock compensation |  |  | 429 |  |  |  | 459 |
Other accruals not yet deducted |  |  | 328 |  |  |  | 349 |
State NOL carryforward |  |  | 2,567 |  |  |  | 2,552 |
Accrued commissions and incentives |  |  | 354 |  |  |  | 643 |
Inventory valuation allowance |  |  | 75 |  |  |  | 112 |
Other |  |  | 132 |  |  |  | 159 |
Deferred tax assets, gross |  |  | 16,984 |  |  |  | 17,534 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (15,937 | ) |  |  | (16,199 | )
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances |  | $ | 1,047 |  |  | $ | 1,335 |
Components of the deferred income tax liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation |  | $ | (1,275 | ) |  | $ | (1,734 | )
Foreign subsidiaries unremitted earnings |  |  | (470 | ) |  |  | (498 | )
Prepaid |  |  | (61 | ) |  |  | (80 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | $ | (1,806 | ) |  | $ | (2,312 | )
Deferred tax liability, net |  | $ | (759 | ) |  | $ | (977 | )
Balance sheet classification |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term assets |  | $ | 293 |  |  | $ | 458 |
Long-term liability |  |  | (1,052 | ) |  |  | (1,435 | )
Total deferred tax liabilities, net of valuation allowances |  | $ | (759 | ) |  | $ | (977 | )
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block] |
(In thousands) |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Balance at beginning of the year |  | $ | 1,447 |  |  | $ | 1,301 |
Increases in positions taken in a prior period |  |  | (26 | ) |  |  | 9 |
Increases in positions taken in a current period |  |  | 132 |  |  |  | 147 |
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitations |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (10 | )
Balance at end of the year |  | $ | 1,545 |  |  | $ | 1,447 |

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