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Income Taxes | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Taxes | Note 4—Income Taxes Income tax expense consisted of the following:
$ in thousands |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Current tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | 907 |  |  | $ | 941 |  |  | $ | 247 |
State and local |  |  | 168 |  |  |  | 184 |  |  |  | 63 |
Foreign |  |  | 917 |  |  |  | 791 |  |  |  | 838 |
Total current tax expense |  |  | 1,992 |  |  |  | 1,916 |  |  |  | 1,148 |
Deferred tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | (346) |  |  |  | (338) |
State and local |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | (24) |  |  |  | (12) |
Foreign |  |  | (62) |  |  |  | (6) |  |  |  | (59) |
Total deferred tax expense (benefit) |  |  | (9) |  |  |  | (376) |  |  |  | (409) |
Net income tax expense |  | $ | 1,983 |  |  | $ | 1,540 |  |  | $ | 739 |
The reasons for the differences between the above net income tax expense and the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rates to earnings before income taxes are as follows:
$ in thousands |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Income tax expense at statutory rate |  | $ | 2,035 |  |  | $ | 1,775 |  |  | $ | 863 |
State and local taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (expense) |  |  | 165 |  |  |  | 128 |  |  |  | 3 |
Tax credits (state, net of federal benefit) |  |  | (134) |  |  |  | (118) |  |  |  | (76) |
Effects of differing US and foreign tax rates |  |  | (30) |  |  |  | (106) |  |  |  | (61) |
(Decrease) increase in valuation allowance |  |  | (9) |  |  |  | (14) |  |  |  | 73 |
Other items, net |  |  | (44) |  |  |  | (125) |  |  |  | (63) |
Net income tax expense |  | $ | 1,983 |  |  | $ | 1,540 |  |  | $ | 739 |
Significant items comprising deferred tax assets and liabilities as of April 30 were as follows:
$ in thousands |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued employee benefit expenses |  | $ | 462 |  |  | $ | 568 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | 52 |
Deferred compensation |  |  | 1,432 |  |  |  | 1,688 |
Tax credits |  |  | 304 |  |  |  | 336 |
Unrecognized actuarial loss, defined benefit plans |  |  | 3,486 |  |  |  | 4,309 |
Other |  |  | 98 |  |  |  | 86 |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 5,850 |  |  |  | 7,039 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Book basis in excess of tax basis of property, plant and equipment |  |  | (1,826) |  |  |  | (1,953) |
Prepaid pension |  |  | (2,098) |  |  |  | (2,260) |
Other |  |  | 155 |  |  |  | 128 |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (3,769) |  |  |  | (4,085) |
Less: valuation allowance |  |  | (50) |  |  |  | (59) |
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) |  | $ | 2,031 |  |  | $ | 2,895 |
Deferred tax assets classified in the balance sheet: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  | $ | 646 |  |  | $ | 654 |
Non-current |  |  | 1,385 |  |  |  | 2,241 |
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) |  | $ | 2,031 |  |  | $ | 2,895 |
At April 30, 2014, the Company had federal tax credit carryforwards in the amount of $40,000 expiring beginning in 2020 and state tax credit carryforwards in the amount of $264,000, net of federal benefit, expiring beginning in 2015. After a review of the expiration schedule of the tax credits and future taxable income required to utilize such credits before their expiration, a valuation allowance of $50,000 and $59,000 was recorded at April 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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