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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income Taxes Provision (Benefit)
In the fiscal years set forth below, the provision for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
 
Year Ended October 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Current:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. taxes
 
$
6,333
 
 
$
308
 
 
$
1,362
 
Foreign taxes
 
 
5,203
 
 
 
4,185
 
 
 
4,456
 
 
 
 
11,536
 
 
 
4,493
 
 
 
5,818
 
Deferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. taxes
 
 
(326
)
 
 
1,236
 
 
 
(176
)
Foreign taxes
 
 
(204
)
 
 
(128
)
 
 
(49
)
 
 
 
(530
)
 
 
1,108
 
 
 
(225
)
 
 
$
11,006
 
 
$
5,601
 
 
$
5,593
 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Statutory Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate
A comparison of income tax expense at the U.S. statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
Year Ended October 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Income before income taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Domestic
 
$
14,101
 
 
$
5,477
 
 
$
2,703
 
Foreign
 
 
18,395
 
 
 
15,239
 
 
 
16,182
 
 
 
$
32,496
 
 
$
20,716
 
 
$
18,885
 
Tax rates:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. statutory rate
 
 
23
%
 
 
34
%
 
 
34
%
Effect of tax rate of international jurisdictions different than U.S. statutory rates
 
 
2
%
 
 
(5
)%
 
 
(7
)%
Valuation allowance
 
 
0
%
 
 
1
%
 
 
3
%
State taxes
 
 
0
%
 
 
0
%
 
 
0
%
Tax Credits
 
 
(1
)%
 
 
(3
)%
 
 
(2
)%
Effect of Tax Rate Changes
 
 
4
%
 
 
0
%
 
 
4
%
Transition Tax
 
 
7
%
 
 
0
%
 
 
0
%
Other
 
 
(1
)%
 
 
0
%
 
 
(2
)%
Effective tax rate
 
 
34
%
 
 
27
%
 
 
30
%
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities at October 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
October 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
Deferred Tax Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued inventory reserves
 
$
1,325
 
 
$
1,965
 
Accrued warranty expenses
 
 
499
 
 
 
438
 
Compensation related expenses
 
 
2,644
 
 
 
2,952
 
Net derivative instruments
 
 
 
 
 
417
 
Unrealized exchange gain/loss
 
 
159
 
 
 
 
Other accrued expenses
 
 
170
 
 
 
187
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
 
 
1,316
 
 
 
1,722
 
Other credit carryforwards
 
 
686
 
 
 
517
 
Other
 
 
350
 
 
 
404
 
 
 
 
7,149
 
 
 
8,602
 
Less:  Valuation allowance – net operating loss and other credit carryforwards
 
 
(2,106
)
 
 
(2,282
)
Deferred tax assets
 
 
5,043
 
 
 
6,320
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net derivative instruments
 
 
(208
)
 
 
 
Property and equipment and capitalized software development costs
 
 
(2,370
)
 
 
(3,241
)
Unrealized exchange gain/loss
 
 
 
 
 
(116
)
Other
 
 
(231
)
 
 
(624
)
Net deferred tax assets
 
$
2,234
 
 
$
2,339
 
Schedule of Income Tax Expense
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):
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Balance, beginning of year
 
$
1,101
 
 
$
1,102
 
 
$
1,034
 
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
 
 
37
 
 
 
37
 
 
 
52
 
Additions (reductions) related to prior year tax positions
 
 
(945
)
 
 
(20
)
 
 
19
 
Reductions due to statute expiration
 
 
(18
)
 
 
(74
)
 
 
 
Other
 
 
5
 
 
 
56
 
 
 
(3
)
Balance, end of year
 
$
180
 
 
$
1,101
 
 
$
1,102
 
Summary of open tax years by major jurisdiction
A summary of open tax years by major jurisdiction is presented below:
 
United States federal
 
Fiscal 2015 through the current period
Germany¹
 
Fiscal 2013 through the current period
Taiwan
 
Fiscal 2015 through the current period
 
¹ Includes federal as well as state, provincial or similar local jurisdictions, as applicable.