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Note 5 - Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net

Property, equipment and improvements, net consist of the following:

	September 30, 2011			September 30, 2010
	(Amounts in thousands)
Leasehold improvements	$	364		$	305
Equipment		6,717			6,993
Automobiles		118			118
		7,199			7,416
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(6,366	)		(6,543	)
Property, equipment and improvements, net	$	833		$	873

The Company uses the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets to record depreciation expense. Depreciation expense was $370 thousand and $399 thousand for the years ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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