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Note 12 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2024
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

Fiscal year ended October 31, 2024

 

Current

   

Deferred

   

Total

 

U.S. Federal

  $ 830     $     $ 830  

State

    19,872             19,872  

Totals

  $ 20,702     $     $ 20,702  

Fiscal year ended October 31, 2023

 

Current

   

Deferred

   

Total

 

U.S. Federal

  $ 105,756     $     $ 105,756  

State

    39,968             39,968  

Totals

  $ 145,724     $     $ 145,724  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
   

Years ended October 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

 

“Expected” income taxes (benefit)

  $ (879,797 )   $ 464,567  

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

               

State income taxes, net of federal benefit

    (68,711 )     25,751  

Provision to return reconciliation adjustment

    1,755       81,100  

Excess tax benefits related to share-based compensation

    32,023       (11,875 )

Non-deductible life insurance premiums

    5,527       5,527  

Other differences, net

    19,215       11,918  

Change in valuation allowance

    910,690       (431,264 )

Reported income tax expense

  $ 20,702     $ 145,724  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
   

October 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

 

Deferred tax assets:

               

Accounts receivable, due to allowances for credit losses and sales returns

  $ 38,782     $ 35,563  

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

    1,223,072       1,099,469  

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

    38,204       67,842  

Share-based compensation expense

    74,422       116,939  

Section 163(j) interest

    248,890       3,450  

Research and experimental expenditures, due to capitalization for tax purposes

    152,950       85,419  

Net operating loss carryforwards

    3,025,852       2,494,887  

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

    54,413       43,229  

Other

    9,025       8,122  

Total gross deferred tax assets

    4,865,610       3,954,920  

Valuation allowance

    (4,865,610 )     (3,954,920 )

Net deferred tax assets

  $     $  
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]
   

October 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

 

Unrecognized tax benefits balance at beginning of year

  $ 28,194     $ 28,488  

Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years

    (1,768 )     (1,330 )

Gross increases for current year tax positions

    1,551       1,036  

Unrecognized tax benefits balance at end of year

  $ 27,977     $ 28,194