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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
The components of income (loss) before income tax and income tax expense (benefit) are comprised of the following:
 
For the Years Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Amounts in thousands)
Income (loss) before income tax:
 
 
 
U.S.
$
3,418

 
$
576

Foreign
182

 
(560
)
 
$
3,600

 
$
16

Income tax expense (benefit):
 

 
 

Current:
 

 
 

Federal
$
303

 
$
(4
)
State
118

 
24

Foreign
159

 
152

 
580

 
172

Deferred:
 

 
 

Federal
400

 
(36
)
State
46

 
67

Foreign
(30
)
 
23

 
416

 
54

 
$
996

 
$
226

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
Reconciliation of federal statutory rate and income tax expense (benefit) to the Company's effective tax rate and actual income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:
 
For the Years Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015
 
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Computed “expected” tax expense
$
1,224

 
34.0
 %
 
$
5

 
34.0
 %
Increases (reductions) in taxes resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
124

 
3.5
 %
 
79

 
492.8
 %
Foreign operations
67

 
1.9
 %
 
359

 
2,243.8
 %
Permanent differences
(20
)
 
(0.6
)%
 
14

 
89.3
 %
Stock based compensation

 
 %
 
1

 
4.3
 %
Uncertain tax liability adjustment
8

 
0.2
 %
 
(54
)
 
(337.5
)%
Research & development credit
(344
)
 
(9.6
)%
 
(91
)
 
(568.8
)%
Other items
(63
)
 
(1.7
)%
 
(87
)
 
(543.8
)%
Income tax expense
$
996

 
27.7
 %
 
$
226

 
1,414.1
 %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
For the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, temporary differences, which give rise to deferred tax assets (liabilities), are as follows:
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
(Amounts in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Pension
$
2,896

 
$
2,023

Intangibles
315

 
409

Other reserves and accruals
671

 
618

Inventory reserves and other
470

 
724

State credits, net of federal benefit
313

 
253

Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards
61

 
71

Foreign net operating loss carryforwards
1,704

 
2,093

Foreign tax credits
7

 
7

Depreciation and amortization
(203
)
 
(126
)
Gross deferred tax assets
6,234

 
6,072

Less: valuation allowance
(3,180
)
 
(3,048
)
Realizable deferred tax asset
3,054

 
3,024

Gross deferred tax liabilities

 

Net deferred tax assets
$
3,054

 
$
3,024

 
 
 
 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the total amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
 
For the Year Ended September 30, 2016
 
For the Year Ended September 30, 2015
 
(Amounts in thousands)
Balance, beginning of year
$
195

 
$
249

Increases in tax positions in the current year

 

Settlements

 
(72
)
Lapse in statute of limitations

 

Accrued penalties and interest
7

 
18

Balance, end of period
$
202

 
$
195