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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2019
INCOME TAXES  
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, 

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

Current:

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

  

U.S. taxes

 

$

1,854

  

$

6,333

 

$

308

Foreign taxes

 

 

3,715

 

 

5,203

 

 

4,185

 

 

 

5,569

 

 

11,536

 

 

4,493

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. taxes

 

 

(31)

 

 

(326)

 

 

1,236

Foreign taxes

 

 

291

 

 

(204)

 

 

(128)

 

 

 

260

 

 

(530)

 

 

1,108

 

 

$

5,829

  

$

11,006

 

$

5,601

 

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, 

 

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

  

Income before income taxes:

 

 

  

  

 

  

  

 

  

  

Domestic

 

$

9,793

 

$

14,101

  

$

5,477

 

Foreign

 

 

13,531

  

 

18,395

  

 

15,239

  

 

 

$

23,324

 

$

32,496

  

$

20,716

 

Tax rates:

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

  

U.S. statutory rate

 

 

21

%  

 

23

%  

 

34

%

Effect of tax rate of international jurisdictions different than U.S. statutory rates

 

 

 4

%  

 

 2

%  

 

(5)

%

Valuation allowance

 

 

 1

%  

 

0

%  

 

 1

%

State taxes

 

 

 1

%  

 

0

%  

 

0

%

Tax Credits

 

 

(2)

%  

 

(1)

%  

 

(3)

%

Effect of Tax Rate Changes

 

 

0

%  

 

 4

%  

 

0

%

Transition Tax

 

 

(1)

%  

 

 7

%  

 

0

%

US tax on distributed and undistributed earnings

 

 

 3

%  

 

0

%  

 

0

%  

US benefit of foreign intangible income

 

 

(3)

%  

 

0

%  

 

0

%  

Other

 

 

 1

%  

 

(1)

%  

 

0

%

Effective tax rate

 

 

25

%  

 

34

%  

 

27

%

 

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities at October 31, 2019 and 2018 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 31,

 

    

2019

    

2018

Deferred Tax Assets:

 

 

  

 

 

  

Accrued inventory reserves

 

$

1,224

  

$

1,325

Accrued warranty expenses

 

 

363

 

 

499

Compensation related expenses

 

 

2,723

 

 

2,644

Unrealized exchange gain/loss

 

 

143

 

 

159

Other accrued expenses

 

 

170

 

 

170

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

1,380

 

 

1,316

Other credit carryforwards

 

 

766

 

 

686

Other

 

 

293

 

 

350

 

 

 

7,062

 

 

7,149

Less: Valuation allowance – net operating loss and other credit carryforwards

 

 

(2,227)

 

 

(2,106)

Deferred tax assets

 

 

4,835

 

 

5,043

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net derivative instruments

 

 

(313)

 

 

(208)

Property and equipment and capitalized software development costs

 

 

(2,632)

 

 

(2,370)

Other

 

 

(204)

 

 

(231)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

1,686

  

$

2,234

 

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):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

2019

    

2018

    

2017

Balance, beginning of year

 

$

180

  

$

1,101

 

$

1,102

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

 

36

 

 

37

 

 

37

Additions (reductions) related to prior year tax positions

 

 

 —

 

 

(945)

 

 

(20)

Reductions due to statute expiration

 

 

(23)

 

 

(18)

 

 

(74)

Other

 

 

 —

 

 

 5

 

 

56

Balance, end of year

 

$

193

  

$

180

 

$

1,101

 

Summary of open tax years by major jurisdiction

 

 

 

 

United States federal

    

Fiscal 2016 through the current period

Germany¹

 

Fiscal 2017 through the current period

Taiwan

 

Fiscal 2017 through the current period


¹Includes federal as well as state, provincial or similar local jurisdictions, as applicable.