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Note 12 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2015
 
Current
 
 
Deferred
 
 
Total
 
U.S. Federal
  $ (624,825 )   $ 2,098,615     $ 1,473,790  
State
    (120,917 )     129,509       8,592  
Totals
  $ (745,742 )   $ 2,228,124     $ 1,482,382  
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2014
 
Current
 
 
Deferred
 
 
Total
 
U.S. Federal
  $ 666,517     $ (370,553 )   $ 295,964  
State
    24,680       (52,971 )     (28,291 )
Totals
  $ 691,197     $ (423,524 )   $ 267,673  
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  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   
Years ended October 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
 
2014
 
 
2013
 
“Expected” tax expense (benefit)
  $ (957,121 )   $ 302,797     $ 93,605  
Increase (reduction) in income tax expense (benefit) resulting from:
                       
Benefits from domestic manufacturing deduction
          (61,024 )      
Nondeductible compensation
                93,886  
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
    (78,880 )     (23,031 )     39,331  
Loss of permanent deductions due to NOL carryback
    35,636             54,907  
Other differences, net
    67,491       48,931       66,059  
Change in valulation allowance
    2,415,256              
Reported income tax expense
  $ 1,482,382     $ 267,673     $ 347,788  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   
October 31,
 
 
 
2015
 
 
2014
 
Deferred tax assets:
               
Accounts receivable, due to allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns
  $ 53,316     $ 87,381  
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
    1,118,735       1,127,226  
Liabilities recorded for accrued expenses, deductible for tax purposes when paid
    65,213       527,806  
Share-based compensation expense
    131,487       163,928  
Investment in Centric Solutions
    114,118       125,555  
Net operating loss carryforwards
    1,437,611       573,926  
Other
    57,413       75,940  
Total gross deferred tax assets      2,977,893       2,681,762  
Valuation allowance
    (2,415,256 )      
                 
Net deferred tax assets
    562,637       2,681,762  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Plant and equipment, due to differences in depreciation and capital gain recognition
    (558,222 )     (442,870 )
Other receivables, due to accrual for financial reporting purposes
    (4,415 )     (10,768 )
                 
Total gross deferred tax liabilities
    (562,637 )     (453,638 )
                 
Net deferred tax asset
  $     $ 2,228,124  
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
   
October 31,
 
   
2015
 
 
2014
 
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at beginning of year
  $ 168,756     $ 198,307  
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years
    (88,050 )     (41,853 )
Gross increases for current year tax positions
          12,302  
Settlements with taxing authorities
    (1,384 )      
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at end of year
  $ 79,322     $ 168,756