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Note 17 - Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2015
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
State |  |  | (37,000 | ) |  |  | 19,000 |  |  |  | 8,000 |
Foreign |  |  | 542,000 |  |  |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |  | 731,000 |
|  |  | 505,000 |  |  |  | 1,219,000 |  |  |  | 739,000 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  | 87,000 |  |  |  | (89,000 | ) |  |  | 118,000 |
State |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  | (6,000 | ) |  |  | 7,000 |
Foreign |  |  | 52,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 144,000 |  |  |  | (95,000 | ) |  |  | 125,000 |
|  | $ | 649,000 |  |  | $ | 1,124,000 |  |  | $ | 864,000 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Tax computed at statutory rates |  | $ | 1,076,000 |  |  | $ | 2,265,000 |  |  | $ | 1,910,000 |
State income tax, net of federal benefit |  |  | (32,000 | ) |  |  | 13,000 |  |  |  | 15,000 |
Tax effect on equity in (income) loss of international joint ventures |  |  | (1,986,000 | ) |  |  | (2,055,000 | ) |  |  | (1,781,000 | )
Tax effect on dividends received from joint ventures |  |  | 1,470,000 |  |  |  | 3,285,000 |  |  |  | 1,732,000 |
Tax effect of foreign operations |  |  | 996,000 |  |  |  | 1,131,000 |  |  |  | 807,000 |
Foreign tax credit |  |  | (1,937,000 | ) |  |  | (3,710,000 | ) |  |  | (2,524,000 | )
Research and development credit |  |  | (314,000 | ) |  |  | (88,000 | ) |  |  | (364,000 | )
Valuation allowance |  |  | 1,379,000 |  |  |  | 687,000 |  |  |  | 1,635,000 |
Tax-exempt income |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (230,000 | )
Stock based compensation |  |  | 99,000 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Non-controlling interest in partnership income |  |  | (204,000 | ) |  |  | (440,000 | ) |  |  | (425,000 | )
Other |  |  | 102,000 |  |  |  | 36,000 |  |  |  | 89,000 |
|  | $ | 649,000 |  |  | $ | 1,124,000 |  |  | $ | 864,000 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] |
|  | August 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued bonus |  | $ | 174,000 |  |  | $ | 524,000 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  | 14,500 |  |  |  | 14,500 |
Inventory costs |  |  | 81,200 |  |  |  | 100,800 |
Prepaid expenses and other |  |  | (41,800 | ) |  |  | (40,600 | )
Other accrued expenses |  |  | 102,100 |  |  |  | 86,800 |
Deferred joint venture expenses |  |  | 93,200 |  |  |  | 104,100 |
Total current |  | $ | 424,100 |  |  | $ | 789,600 |
Noncurrent: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  | $ | (204,000 | ) |  | $ | (171,200 | )
Goodwill |  |  | 19,400 |  |  |  | 27,300 |
Other intangible assets |  |  | 1,103,800 |  |  |  | 825,200 |
Nonqualified stock options |  |  | 308,900 |  |  |  | 260,400 |
Foreign net operating loss carryforward |  |  | 26,800 |  |  |  | - |
Capital loss carryforward |  |  | - |  |  |  | 50,900 |
Foreign tax credit carryforward |  |  | 4,654,800 |  |  |  | 4,141,100 |
Investment in foreign joint ventures |  |  | (79,000 | ) |  |  | - |
Research and development credit |  |  | 2,224,600 |  |  |  | 1,910,800 |
New hire retention credit |  |  | 10,600 |  |  |  | 10,600 |
|  |  | 8,065,900 |  |  |  | 7,055,100 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (6,889,900 | ) |  |  | (6,113,400 | )
Total noncurrent |  |  | 1,176,000 |  |  |  | 941,700 |
Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block] |
August 31, 2012 |  | $ | 4,933,100 |
Adjustment to valuation allowance |  |  | 1,153,000 |
August 31, 2013 |  | $ | 6,086,100 |
Adjustment to valuation allowance |  |  | 27,300 |
August 31, 2014 |  |  | 6,113,400 |
Adjustment to valuation allowance |  |  | 776,500 |
August 31, 2015 |  | $ | 6,889,900 |
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block] |
|  | Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
|  | 2015 |  | 2014
Gross unrecognized tax benefits – beginning balance |  | $ | 180,000 |  |  | $ | 170,000 |
Gross increases - prior period tax positions |  |  | 15,000 |  |  |  | 2,000 |
Gross increases – current period tax positions |  |  | 8,000 |  |  |  | 8,000 |
Gross unrecognized tax benefits – ending balance |  | $ | 203,000 |  |  | $ | 180,000 |

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