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Note 13 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
   

Years ended September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 

Current tax provision

               

Federal

  $ -     $ -  

State

    16       3  

Foreign

    11       70  

Total current tax provision

    27       73  

Deferred provision

               

Federal

    6,266       568  

State

    1,107       100  

Total deferred provision

    7,373       668  

Provision for income taxes

  $ 7,400     $ 741  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   

Years ended September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 

Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate

  $ (2,309 )   $ (3,314 )

Change in valuation allowance

    10,376       1,065  

Nondeductible compensation, interest expense and other

    232       4,101  

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

    (605 )     (859 )

Change in R&D credit carryover

    (433 )     (186 )

Stock options and other prior year true-ups

    111       25  

Foreign rate differential & foreign taxes

    28       (1 )

State business credit utilization

    -       (90 )
    $ 7,400     $ 741  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   

September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 
Deferred tax assets                

Net operating loss carryforwards

  $ 10,665     $ 10,054  

Research and development credit

    4,929       4,712  

Share-based compensation

    650       688  

Patents

    2,203       2,331  

Accruals and other

    2,071       2,245  

Capitalized R&E expenses

    1,916       -  

Allowances

    237       280  

Gross deferred tax assets

    22,671       20,310  
Deferred tax liabilities                

Equipment

    (274 )     (313 )

Operating ROU assets

    (907 )     (1,066 )

Acquired intangible assets

    (1,736 )     (2,180 )

Gross deferred tax liabilities

    (2,917 )     (3,559 )

Less valuation allowance

    (19,754 )     (9,378 )

Net deferred tax assets and liabilities

  $ -     $ 7,373