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Note 12 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2016
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2016
 
Current
 
 
Deferred
 
 
Total
 
U.S. Federal
  $
35,118
    $
    $
35,118
 
State
   
(29,219
)    
     
(29,219
)
Totals
  $
5,899
    $
    $
5,899
 
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
 
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
 
 
Years ended October 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
 
2014
 
“Expected” tax expense (benefit)
  $
(610,332
)   $
(957,121
)   $
302,797
 
Increase (reduction) in income tax expense (benefit) resulting from:
                       
Benefits from domestic manufacturing deduction
   
     
     
(61,024
)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
   
(79,386
)    
(78,880
)    
(23,031
)
Loss of permanent deductions due to NOL carryback
   
     
35,636
     
 
Other differences, net
   
50,627
     
67,491
     
48,931
 
Change in valulation allowance
   
644,990
     
2,415,256
     
 
Reported income tax expense
  $
5,899
    $
1,482,382
    $
267,673
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
 
 
October 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Deferred tax assets:
               
Accounts receivable, due to allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns
  $
87,472
    $
53,316
 
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
   
999,468
     
1,118,735
 
Liabilities recorded for accrued expenses, deductible for tax purposes when paid
   
67,758
     
65,213
 
Share-based compensation expense
   
134,653
     
131,487
 
Investment in Centric Solutions
   
6,984
     
114,118
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
   
1,958,734
     
1,437,611
 
Other
   
110,773
     
57,413
 
Total gross deferred tax assets
   
3,365,842
     
2,977,893
 
Valuation allowance
   
(3,060,246
)    
(2,415,256
)
Net deferred tax assets
   
305,596
     
562,637
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Plant and equipment, due to differences in depreciation and capital gain recognition
   
(301,590
)    
(558,222
)
Other receivables, due to accrual for financial reporting purposes
   
(4,006
)    
(4,415
)
Total gross deferred tax liabilities
   
(305,596
)    
(562,637
)
Net deferred tax asset
  $
    $
 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
 
 
October 31,
 
 
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at beginning of year
  $
79,322
    $
168,756
 
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years
   
(1,000
)    
(88,050
)
Settlements with taxing authorities
   
     
(1,384
)
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at end of year
  $
78,322
    $
79,322