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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended October 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 consists of:
 
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2013
 
Current
 
Deferred
 
Total
U.S. Federal
 
$
(640,652
)
 
$
930,956

 
$
290,304

State
 
(10,307
)
 
67,791

 
$
57,484

Totals
 
$
(650,959
)
 
$
998,747

 
$
347,788

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2012
 
Current
 
Deferred
 
Total
U.S. Federal
 
$
1,648,945

 
$
(491,256
)
 
$
1,157,689

State
 
167,160

 
(67,514
)
 
$
99,646

Totals
 
$
1,816,105

 
$
(558,770
)
 
$
1,257,335

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2011
 
Current
 
Deferred
 
Total
U.S. Federal
 
$
137,721

 
$
143,800

 
$
281,521

State
 
128,434

 
(11,703
)
 
$
116,731

Totals
 
$
266,155

 
$
132,097

 
$
398,252

Schedule Of Effective Income Tax Reconciliation
Reported income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended October 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 differs from the “expected” tax expense (benefit), computed by applying the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate of 34% to income (loss) before income taxes as follows:  
 
Year ended October 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
“Expected” tax expense
$
93,605

 
1,320,402

 
$
290,955

Increase (reduction) in income tax expense resulting from:
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit from domestic manufacturing deduction

 
(177,230
)
 
(13,702
)
Nondeductible compensation
93,886

 

 

State income taxes, net of federal benefit
39,331

 
62,936

 
77,042

Loss of permanent deductions due to NOL carryback
54,907

 

 

Other differences, net
66,059

 
51,227

 
43,957

Reported income tax expense
$
347,788

 
$
1,257,335

 
$
398,252

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the Company’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of October 31, 2013 and 2012 are presented below:
 
 
October 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, due to allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns
$
166,789

 
$
77,356

Inventories, due to allowance for damaged and slow-moving inventories and additional costs inventoried for tax purposes pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986
951,543

 
995,304

Liabilities recorded for accrued expenses, deductible for tax purposes when paid
119,054

 
755,772

Share-based compensation expense
50,541

 
205,131

Investment in Centric Solutions
137,119

 
153,631

Net operating loss carryforwards
960,984

 
951,397

Other
113,579

 
92,766

Total gross deferred tax assets
2,499,609

 
3,231,357

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
Plant and equipment, due to differences in depreciation and capital gain recognition
(687,090
)
 
(428,010
)
Other receivables, due to accrual for financial reporting purposes
(7,919
)
 

Total gross deferred tax liabilities
(695,009
)
 
(428,010
)
Net deferred tax asset
$
1,804,600

 
$
2,803,347

Schedule Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal years 2013 and 2012 follows:  
 
October 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at beginning of year
$
221,339

 
$
205,171

Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years
(23,282
)
 
(30,055
)
Gross increases for current year tax positions
250

 
46,223

Unrecognized tax benefits balance at end of year
$
198,307

 
$
221,339