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Note 10 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   

Years ended September 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 

Current tax expense

               

Federal

  $ -     $ -  

State

    16,000       2,000  
      16,000       2,000  

Deferred (benefit) expense

               

Federal

    (2,309,000 )     (779,000 )

State

    (408,000 )     (138,000 )
      (2,717,000 )     (917,000 )

Change in valuation allowance

    2,717,000       917,000  

Provision for income taxes

  $ 16,000     $ 2,000  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   

Years ended September 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 

Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate

  $ 1,137,000     $ 430,000  

Change in valuation allowance

    (2,717,000 )     (917,000 )

Expired net operating loss carryforwards

    1,285,000       -  

Nondeductible compensation, interest expense and other

    8,000       8,000  

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

    102,000       70,000  

Change in R&D credit carryover

    79,000       (56,000 )

Stock options and other prior year true-ups

    105,000       462,000  

State business credit utilization

    -       (4,000 )

Prior year tax adjustments

    -       9,000  

Other

    17,000       -  
    $ 16,000     $ 2,000  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   

At September 30,

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

2014

   

2013

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

  $ 16,920,000     $ 19,576,000  

Research and development credit

    2,182,000       2,257,000  

Share-based compensation

    414,000       526,000  

Equipment

    (6,000 )     (18,000 )

Patents

    174,000       230,000  

Accruals and other

    630,000       463,000  

State tax deduction

    (3,000 )     (2,000 )

Federal AMT Credit

    49,000       49,000  

Allowances

    131,000       127,000  

Gross deferred tax asset

    20,491,000       23,208,000  

Less valuation allowance

    (20,491,000 )     (23,208,000 )
    $ -     $ -