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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
INCOME TAXES  
Components of Income (Loss) Before Taxes

The components of income (loss) before taxes are (in thousands):

Year Ended October 31, 

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

Income (loss) before income taxes:

 

  

  

  

  

  

Domestic

$

(11,681)

 

$

9,793

  

$

14,101

Foreign

 

878

  

 

13,531

  

 

18,395

$

(10,803)

 

$

23,324

  

$

32,496

Schedule of Income Taxes Provision (Benefit)

The components of income tax provision (benefit) are (in thousands):

Year Ended October 31, 

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

Current:

 

  

  

 

  

U.S. taxes

$

(4,932)

  

$

1,854

$

6,333

Foreign taxes

 

923

 

3,715

 

5,203

 

(4,009)

 

5,569

 

11,536

Deferred:

 

 

 

U.S. taxes

 

(256)

 

(31)

 

(326)

Foreign taxes

 

(291)

 

291

 

(204)

 

(547)

 

260

 

(530)

$

(4,556)

  

$

5,829

$

11,006

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:

Year Ended October 31, 

 

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

  

 

 

 

  

  

U.S. statutory rate

 

21

%  

 

21

%  

 

23

%

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

 

3

%  

 

4

%  

 

2

%

Valuation allowance

 

0

%  

 

1

%  

 

0

%

State taxes

 

2

%  

 

1

%  

 

0

%

Tax credits

 

1

%  

 

(2)

%  

 

(1)

%

Effect of tax rate changes

 

0

%  

 

0

%  

 

4

%

Transition tax

 

0

%  

 

(1)

%  

 

7

%

US tax on distributed and undistributed earnings

0

%  

3

%  

0

%  

US benefit of foreign intangible income

0

%  

(3)

%  

0

%  

Impact of CARES act

16

%  

0

%  

0

%  

Other

 

(1)

%  

 

1

%  

 

(1)

%

Effective tax rate

 

42

%  

 

25

%  

 

34

%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities at October 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

October 31, 

    

2020

    

2019

Deferred Tax Assets:

 

  

 

  

Accrued inventory reserves

$

1,241

  

$

1,224

Accrued warranty expenses

 

248

 

363

Compensation related expenses

 

1,849

 

2,723

Unrealized exchange gain/loss

 

14

 

143

Other accrued expenses

 

226

 

170

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

1,957

 

1,380

Other credit carryforwards

 

887

 

766

Operating lease liabilities

2,736

Goodwill and intangibles

1,019

99

Other

 

183

 

194

 

10,360

 

7,062

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

 

(2,164)

 

(2,227)

Deferred tax assets

 

8,196

 

4,835

 

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities:

 

 

Net derivative instruments

 

(305)

 

(313)

Property and equipment and capitalized software development costs

 

(2,563)

 

(2,632)

Operating lease - right of use assets

(2,666)

Other

 

(314)

 

(204)

Net deferred tax assets

$

2,348

  

$

1,686

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):

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

Balance, beginning of year

$

193

  

$

180

$

1,101

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

9

 

36

 

37

Additions (reductions) related to prior year tax positions

 

(2)

 

 

(945)

Reductions due to statute expiration

 

(32)

 

(23)

 

(18)

Other

 

 

 

5

Balance, end of year

$

168

  

$

193

$

180

Summary of open tax years by major jurisdiction

United States federal

    

Fiscal 2017 through the current period

Germany¹

 

Fiscal 2018 through the current period

Taiwan

 

Fiscal 2018 through the current period

¹

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