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Note 12 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

Fiscal year ended October 31, 2020

 

Current

  

Deferred

  

Total

 

U.S. Federal

 $  $  $ 

State

  18,041      18,041 

Totals

 $18,041  $  $18,041 

Fiscal year ended October 31, 2019

 

Current

  

Deferred

  

Total

 

U.S. Federal

 $726  $(726) $ 

State

  (5,805)     (5,805)

Totals

 $(5,079) $(726) $(5,805)

Fiscal year ended October 31, 2018

 

Current

  

Deferred

  

Total

 

U.S. Federal

 $14,163  $(49,281) $(35,118)

State

  18,467      18,467 

Totals

 $32,630  $(49,281) $(16,651)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
  

Years ended October 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2018

 

“Expected” income taxes (benefit)

 $(1,281,668) $(1,191,776) $243,772 

Increase (reduction) in income tax expense (benefit) resulting from:

            

Remeasurement of deferred taxes related to the Tax Act

        1,272,517 

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

  (139,736)  (12,875)  2,641 

Meals and Entertainment

  7,317   17,999   24,661 

Provision to return reconciliation adjustment

  350   6,400   (57,118)

Excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation

  14,473   (90,603)   

Non-deductible officers' compensation

     31,456    

Other differences, net

  6,088   3,434   964 

Change in valulation allowance

  1,411,217   1,230,160   (1,504,088)

Reported income tax benefit

 $18,041  $(5,805) $(16,651)
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
  

October 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Deferred tax assets:

        

Accounts receivable, due to allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns

 $139,809  $54,370 

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

  764,183   769,871 

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

  294,857   111,677 

Share-based compensation expense

  16,814   20,410 

Section 163(j) interest

  254,520   121,583 

Expenses incurred related to expected PPP Loan forgiveness

  1,162,161    

Net operating loss carryforwards

  2,163,956   2,374,774 

AMT credit carryforwards

  25,003   50,007 

Other

  53,136   53,997 

Total gross deferred tax assets

  4,874,439   3,556,689 

Valuation allowance

  (4,759,862)  (3,348,645)

Net deferred tax assets

  114,577   208,044 

Deferred tax liabilities:

        

Plant and equipment, due to differences in depreciation and capital gain recognition

  (86,997)  (155,461)

Other receivables, due to accrual for financial reporting purposes

  (2,577)  (2,576)

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

  (89,574)  (158,037)

Net deferred tax asset

 $25,003  $50,007 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
  

October 31,

 
  

2020

  

2019

 

Unrecognized tax benefits balance at beginning of year

 $48,941  $60,147 

Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years

     (11,206)

Gross increases for current year tax positions

      

Unrecognized tax benefits balance at end of year

 $48,941  $48,941