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Note 13 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   
Years ended September 30,
 
   
2020
   
2019
 
Current tax provision
               
Federal
  $
-
    $
-
 
State
   
2
     
2
 
Total current tax provision
   
2
     
2
 
Deferred provision
               
Federal
   
(4,852
)    
485
 
State
   
(856
)    
85
 
Total deferred provision
   
(5,708
)    
570
 
                 
Provision for income taxes
  $
(5,706
)   $
572
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   
Years ended September 30,
 
   
2020
   
2019
 
Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate
  $
1,296
    $
715
 
Change in valuation allowance
   
(7,134
)    
(5
)
Nondeductible compensation, interest expense and other
   
24
     
40
 
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
   
364
     
155
 
Change in R&D credit carryover
   
95
     
(66
)
Stock options and other prior year true-ups
   
(7
)    
(142
)
Foreign rate differential
   
(21
)    
(8
)
Refundable Federal AMT Credit
   
-
     
28
 
State business credit utilization
   
(323
)    
(145
)
Provision for income tax (benefit) expense
  $
(5,706
)   $
572
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   
At September 30,
 
   
2020
   
2019
 
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
   
11,985
     
12,682
 
Research and development credit
   
5,686
     
5,856
 
Share-based compensation
   
317
     
506
 
Equipment
   
(405
)    
(78
)
Patents
   
15
     
24
 
Accruals and other
   
2,526
     
1,222
 
State tax deduction
   
-
     
(6
)
Federal AMT Credit
   
-
     
24
 
Allowances
   
183
     
169
 
Right of use asset
   
(1,334
)    
-
 
Gross deferred tax asset
   
18,973
     
20,399
 
Less valuation allowance
   
(7,878
)    
(15,012
)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
  $
11,095
    $
5,387