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Note 15 - Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2012
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended August 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
State |  |  | 25,000 |  |  |  | 40,000 |
Foreign |  |  | 1,015,000 |  |  |  | 344,000 |
|  |  | 1,040,000 |  |  |  | 384,000 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 44,000 |  |  |  | 303,000 |
State |  |  | (43,000 | ) |  |  | 19,000 |
Foreign |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 1,000 |  |  |  | 322,000 |
|  | $ | 1,041,000 |  |  | $ | 706,000 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended August 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Tax computed at statutory rates |  | $ | 1,570,000 |  |  | $ | 1,692,000 |
State income tax, net of federal benefit |  |  | (17,000 | ) |  |  | 46,000 |
Tax effect on equity in income (loss) of international joint ventures |  |  | (1,616,000 | ) |  |  | (1,705,000 | )
Tax effect on dividends received from joint ventures |  |  | 1,363,000 |  |  |  | 1,229,000 |
Benefit of foreign operations |  |  | 556,000 |  |  |  | 119,000 |
Foreign tax credit |  |  | (1,729,000 | ) |  |  | (1,440,000 | )
Research and development credit |  |  | (330,000 | ) |  |  | (205,000 | )
Valuation allowance |  |  | 1,177,000 |  |  |  | 896,000 |
Other |  |  | 67,000 |  |  |  | 74,000 |
|  | $ | 1,041,000 |  |  | $ | 706,000 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | August 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued bonus |  | $ | 404,100 |  |  | $ | — |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | 7,200 |  |  |  | 7,200 |
Inventory costs |  |  | 11,900 |  |  |  | 12,600 |
Prepaid expenses and other |  |  | (27,300 | ) |  |  | (24,900 | )
Other accrued expenses |  |  | 96,200 |  |  |  | 122,600 |
Deferred joint venture expenses |  |  | 104,100 |  |  |  | 104,100 |
Total current |  | $ | 596,200 |  |  | $ | 221,600 |
Noncurrent: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  | $ | (159,500 | ) |  | $ | (141,100 | )
Goodwill |  |  | 43,100 |  |  |  | 51,000 |
Other intangible assets |  |  | 949,200 |  |  |  | 497,200 |
Nonqualified stock options |  |  | 196,100 |  |  |  | 113,000 |
Foreign tax credit carryforward |  |  | 3,438,300 |  |  |  | 3,524,300 |
Research and development credit |  |  | 1,485,800 |  |  |  | 1,155,600 |
New hire retention credit |  |  | 9,000 |  |  |  | 10,000 |
|  |  | 5,962,000 |  |  |  | 5,210,000 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (4,933,100 | ) |  |  | (3,799,300 | )
Total noncurrent |  | $ | 1,028,900 |  |  | $ | 1,410,700 |
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block] |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended August 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Gross unrecognized tax benefits – beginning balance |  | $ | 131,000 |  |  | $ | 105,000 |
Gross increases - prior period tax positions |  |  | - |  |  |  | 11,000 |
Gross increases – current period tax positions |  |  | - |  |  |  | 15,000 |
Gross unrecognized tax benefits – ending balance |  | $ | 131,000 |  |  | $ | 131,000 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for each year presented including, but not limited to: current tax expense (benefit), deferred tax expense (benefit), investment tax credits, government grants, the benefits of operating loss carryforwards, tax expense that results from allocating certain tax benefits either directly to contributed capital or to reduce goodwill or other noncurrent intangible assets of an acquired entity, adjustments of a deferred tax liability or asset for enacted changes in tax laws or rates or a change in the tax status of the entity, and adjustments of the beginning-of-the-year balances of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstances that causes a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future years. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32639-109319 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 15 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32718-109319 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name FASB Interpretation (FIN) -Number 48 -Paragraph 21 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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