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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income Taxes Provision (Benefit)
In the fiscal years set forth below, the provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
 
Year Ended October 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. taxes
 
$
4,600
 
$
3,498
 
$
737
 
Foreign taxes
 
 
3,752
 
 
3,594
 
 
2,606
 
 
 
 
8,352
 
 
7,092
 
 
3,343
 
Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. taxes
 
 
(896)
 
 
(709)
 
 
855
 
Foreign taxes
 
 
(117)
 
 
(165)
 
 
54
 
 
 
 
(1,013)
 
 
(874)
 
 
909
 
 
 
$
7,339
 
$
6,218
 
$
4,252
 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Statutory Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate
A comparison of income tax expense at the U.S. statutory rate of 35% to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
 
 
 
Year Ended October 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
 
2014
 
 
2013
 
Income (Loss) before income taxes (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
 
$
10,806
 
 
$
9,190
 
 
$
4,524
 
Foreign
 
 
12,747
 
 
 
12,171
 
 
 
7,918
 
Earnings (Loss) before taxes on income
 
$
23,553
 
 
$
21,361
 
 
$
12,442
 
Tax rates:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. statutory rate
 
 
35
%
 
 
35
%
 
 
35
%
Effect of tax rate of international jurisdictions different than U.S. statutory rates
 
 
(8)
%
 
 
(6)
%
 
 
(6)
%
Valuation allowance
 
 
1
%
 
 
0
%
 
 
5
%
State taxes
 
 
1
%
 
 
0
%
 
 
1
%
Tax Credits
 
 
(1)
%
 
 
(1)
%
 
 
(3)
%
Other
 
 
3
%
 
 
1
%
 
 
2
%
Effective tax rate
 
 
31
%
 
 
29
%
 
 
34
%
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities at October 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
October 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
Deferred Tax Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued inventory reserves
 
 
1,304
 
 
1,015
 
Accrued warranty expenses
 
 
441
 
 
397
 
Compensation related expenses
 
 
1,891
 
 
1,613
 
Unrealized exchange gain/loss
 
 
186
 
 
435
 
Other accrued expenses
 
 
237
 
 
167
 
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards
 
 
1,562
 
 
1,417
 
Other
 
 
170
 
 
118
 
 
 
 
5,791
 
 
5,162
 
Less: Valuation allowance on net operating loss and credit carryforwards
 
 
(1,485)
 
 
(1,225)
 
Deferred tax assets
 
 
4,306
 
 
3,937
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net derivative instruments
 
 
(811)
 
 
(537)
 
Property and equipment and capitalized software development costs
 
 
(2,369)
 
 
(1,950)
 
Other
 
 
(403)
 
 
(381)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax assets
 
$
723
 
$
1,069
 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding the related accrual for interest or penalties, is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
Balance, beginning of year
 
$
1,196
 
$
1,284
 
$
118
 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
 
 
17
 
 
5
 
 
1,217
 
Additions (reductions) related to prior year tax positions
 
 
(51)
 
 
(4)
 
 
23
 
Reductions due to statute expiration
 
 
 
 
 
 
(74)
 
Other
 
 
(128)
 
 
(89)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, end of year
 
$
1,034
 
$
1,196
 
$
1,284
 
Summary of open tax years by major jurisdiction
A summary of open tax years by major jurisdiction is presented below:
 
United States federal
 
Fiscal 2012 through the current period
Indiana
 
Fiscal 2011 through the current period
California
 
Fiscal 2011 through the current period
Germany¹
 
Fiscal 2013 through the current period
Taiwan
 
Fiscal 2012 through the current period
 
¹ Includes federal as well as state, provincial or similar local jurisdictions, as applicable.