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Note 2 - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for Trade Accounts Receivable
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements  
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for Trade Accounts Receivable Disclosure [Text Block]

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts for Trade Accounts Receivable

 

A summary of changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts for trade accounts receivable for the years ended October 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 follows:

 

 

  

Years ended October 31,

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2019

 

Balance at beginning of year

 $524,617  $99,562  $64,242 

Bad debt expense

  10,750   425,055   60,381 

Losses charged to allowance

  (473,840)     (25,061)

Balance at end of year

 $61,527  $524,617  $99,562