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Note 12 - Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
Fiscal year ended October 31, 2017 |  | Current |  |  | Deferred |  |  | Total |
U.S. Federal |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
State |  |  | (5,438 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,438 | )
Totals |  | $ | (5,438 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (5,438 | )
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 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Years ended October 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
“Expected” tax benefit |  | $ | (593,031 | ) |  | $ | (610,332 | ) |  | $ | (957,121 | )
Increase (reduction) in income tax benefit resulting from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State income taxes, net of federal benefit |  |  | (29,422 | ) |  |  | (79,386 | ) |  |  | (78,880 | )
Loss of permanent deductions due to NOL carryback |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 35,636 |
Other differences, net |  |  | 54,686 |  |  |  | 50,627 |  |  |  | 67,491 |
Change in valulation allowance |  |  | 562,329 |  |  |  | 644,990 |  |  |  | 2,415,256 |
Reported income tax expense (benefit) |  | $ | (5,438 | ) |  | $ | 5,899 |  |  | $ | 1,482,382 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | October 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, due to allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns |  | $ | 71,085 |  |  | $ | 87,472 |
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 |  |  | 1,088,631 |  |  |  | 999,468 |
Liabilities recorded for accrued expenses, deductible for tax purposes when paid |  |  | 114,713 |  |  |  | 67,758 |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  | 265,027 |  |  |  | 134,653 |
Investment in Centric Solutions |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,984 |
Net operating loss carryforwards |  |  | 2,099,195 |  |  |  | 1,958,734 |
Other |  |  | 118,119 |  |  |  | 110,773 |
Total gross deferred tax assets |  |  | 3,756,770 |  |  |  | 3,365,842 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (3,622,575 | ) |  |  | (3,060,246 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  |  | 134,195 |  |  |  | 305,596 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plant and equipment, due to differences in depreciation and capital gain recognition |  |  | (130,626 | ) |  |  | (301,590 | )
Other receivables, due to accrual for financial reporting purposes |  |  | (3,569 | ) |  |  | (4,006 | )
Total gross deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (134,195 | ) |  |  | (305,596 | )
Net deferred tax asset |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block] |
|  | October 31, |
|  | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 78,322 |  |  | $ | 79,322 |
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years |  |  | (12,773 | ) |  |  | (1,000 | )
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at end of year |  | $ | 65,549 |  |  | $ | 78,322 |

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