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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
INCOME TAXES  
Components of income (loss) before income taxes, after adjusting the income (loss) for non-controlling interests

 

 

 

Year ended September 30,

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

$

(629,000

)

 

 

$

(4,832,000

)

Canada

 

 

1,905,000

 

 

 

(5,228,000

)

 

 

 

$

1,276,000

 

 

 

$

(10,060,000

)

 

Schedule of components of the income tax provision (benefit)

 

 

 

Year ended September 30,

 

 

2014

 

2013

Current (benefit) provision:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States – Federal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Before operating loss carryforwards

 

 

$

886,000

 

 

 

$

-

 

Benefit of operating loss carryforwards

 

 

(886,000

)

 

 

-

 

After operating loss carryforwards

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

United States – State

 

 

(1,000

)

 

 

(82,000

)

 

 

 

(1,000

)

 

 

(82,000

)

Canadian

 

 

1,312,000

 

 

 

45,000

 

Total current

 

 

1,311,000

 

 

 

(37,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred benefit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

-

 

 

 

82,000

 

Canadian

 

 

(707,000

)

 

 

(1,542,000

)

Total deferred

 

 

(707,000

)

 

 

(1,460,000

)

 

 

 

$

604,000

 

 

 

$

(1,497,000

)

 

Summary of reconciliation between the reported income tax provision (benefit) and the amount computed by multiplying the loss by the U.S. federal tax rate

 

 

 

Year ended September 30,

 

 

2014

 

2013

Tax provision (benefit) computed by applying statutory rate

 

 

$

447,000

 

 

 

$

(3,521,000

)

Increase in the valuation allowance

 

 

615,000

 

 

 

2,978,000

 

Additional effect of the foreign tax provision on the total tax provision

 

 

(467,000

)

 

 

(1,018,000

)

Expiration of foreign tax credit carryforward

 

 

-

 

 

 

249,000

 

State income tax benefit

 

 

(31,000

)

 

 

(365,000

)

Other

 

 

40,000

 

 

 

180,000

 

 

 

 

$

604,000

 

 

 

$

(1,497,000

)

 

Schedule of tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2014

 

2013

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. tax effect of deferred Canadian taxes

 

 

$

248,000

 

 

 

$

526,000

 

Foreign tax credit carryover

 

 

3,023,000

 

 

 

1,715,000

 

Alternative minimum tax credit carryover

 

 

460,000

 

 

 

460,000

 

U.S. federal net operating loss carryover

 

 

4,017,000

 

 

 

4,903,000

 

Tax basis of investment in land and residential real estate in excess of book basis

 

 

1,842,000

 

 

 

1,756,000

 

Property and equipment accumulated tax depreciation and depletion in excess of book under U.S. tax law

 

 

4,069,000

 

 

 

5,196,000

 

Liabilities accrued for books but not for tax under U.S. tax law

 

 

5,112,000

 

 

 

4,338,000

 

Liabilities accrued for books but not for tax under Canadian tax law

 

 

2,731,000

 

 

 

2,409,000

 

Other

 

 

2,098,000

 

 

 

2,085,000

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

 

 

23,600,000

 

 

 

23,388,000

 

Less valuation allowance

 

 

(20,869,000

)

 

 

(20,979,000

)

Net deferred income tax assets

 

 

2,731,000

 

 

 

2,409,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment accumulated tax depreciation and depletion in excess of book under Canadian tax law

 

 

(3,460,000

)

 

 

(3,957,000

)

Other

 

 

(94,000

)

 

 

(95,000

)

Total deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

(3,554,000

)

 

 

(4,052,000

)

Net deferred income tax liability

 

 

$

(823,000

)

 

 

$

(1,643,000

)

 

Net deferred income tax liability is included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2014

 

2013

Current deferred income tax asset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(included in other current assets)

 

 

$

378,000

 

 

 

$

247,000

 

Deferred income tax liability

 

 

(1,201,000

)

 

 

(1,890,000

)

Net deferred income tax liability

 

 

$

(823,000

)

 

 

$

(1,643,000

)

 

Schedule of changes in unrecognized tax benefits

 

 

 

Year ended September 30,

 

 

2014

 

2013

Balance at beginning of year

 

 

$

704,000

 

 

 

$

722,000

 

Accrued interest related to tax positions taken

 

 

14,000

 

 

 

14,000

 

Translation adjustments

 

 

(58,000

)

 

 

(32,000

)

Balance at end of year

 

 

$

660,000

 

 

 

$

704,000

 

 

Summary of tax years, by jurisdiction, that remain subject to examination by taxing authorities

Included below is a summary of the tax years, by jurisdiction, that remain subject to examination by taxing authorities at September 30, 2014:

 

Jurisdiction

 

Fiscal Years Open

 

U.S. federal

 

2011 – 2013

 

Various U.S. states

 

2011 – 2013

 

Canada federal

 

2005, 2007 – 2013

 

Various Canadian provinces

 

2005, 2007 – 2013