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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2021
INCOME TAXES  
Components of Income (Loss) Before Taxes

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

Year Ended October 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

Income (loss) before income taxes:

 

  

  

  

  

  

Domestic

$

4,340

 

$

(11,681)

 

$

9,793

Foreign

 

5,781

  

 

878

  

 

13,531

$

10,121

 

$

(10,803)

 

$

23,324

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, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

Current:

 

  

  

 

  

U.S. taxes

$

1,763

  

$

(4,932)

  

$

1,854

Foreign taxes

 

1,706

 

923

 

3,715

 

3,469

 

(4,009)

 

5,569

Deferred:

 

 

 

U.S. taxes

 

66

 

(256)

 

(31)

Foreign taxes

 

(178)

 

(291)

 

291

 

(112)

 

(547)

 

260

$

3,357

  

$

(4,556)

  

$

5,829

Schedule of Reconciliation of Statutory Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate

Year Ended October 31, 

 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

  

 

 

 

  

  

U.S. statutory rate

 

21

%  

 

21

%  

 

21

%

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

 

4

%  

 

(2)

%  

 

3

%

Valuation allowance

 

%  

 

%  

 

1

%

State taxes

 

1

%  

 

2

%  

 

1

%

Tax credits

 

%  

 

1

%  

 

(2)

%

Transition tax

 

%  

 

%  

 

(1)

%

US tax on distributed and undistributed earnings

%  

%  

3

%  

US benefit of foreign intangible income

(1)

%  

%  

(3)

%  

Impact of CARES act

5

%  

22

%  

%  

Other

 

3

%  

1

 

(2)

%  

 

2

%

Effective tax rate

 

33

%  

 

42

%  

 

25

%

1 Primarily due to discrete items for unearned stock awards

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities at October 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

October 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

Deferred Tax Assets:

 

  

 

  

Accrued inventory reserves

$

973

  

$

1,241

Accrued warranty expenses

 

308

 

248

Compensation related expenses

 

2,444

 

1,849

Net derivative gain

49

Unrealized exchange gain

 

 

14

Other accrued expenses

 

282

 

226

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

1,705

 

1,957

Other credit carryforwards

 

839

 

887

Operating lease liabilities

2,570

2,736

Goodwill and intangibles

967

1,019

Other

 

215

 

183

 

10,352

 

10,360

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

 

(1,871)

 

(2,164)

Deferred tax assets

 

8,481

 

8,196

 

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities:

 

 

Net derivative loss

 

 

(305)

Unrealized exchange loss

 

(15)

 

Property and equipment and capitalized software development costs

 

(2,533)

 

(2,563)

Operating lease - right of use assets

(2,495)

(2,666)

Other

 

(352)

 

(314)

Net deferred tax assets

$

3,086

  

$

2,348

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):

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

Balance, beginning of year

$

168

  

$

193

  

$

180

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

 

74

 

9

 

36

Additions (reductions) related to prior year tax positions

 

 

(2)

 

Reductions due to statute expiration

 

(75)

 

(32)

 

(23)

Other

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

$

167

  

$

168

  

$

193

Summary of open tax years by major jurisdiction

United States federal

Fiscal 2014 through the current period

Germany¹

Fiscal 2017 through the current period

Taiwan

Fiscal 2016 through the current period

United Kingdom

Fiscal 2015 through the current period

¹

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