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9 - INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]
Income tax provision is summarized as follows:

   

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

 

Current:

               

Federal

  $ -     $ -  

Foreign

    -       2,000  

State

    6,000       3,000  
      6,000       5,000  

Deferred:

               

Federal

    216,000       1,494,000  

State

    103,000       55,000  

Increase in valuation allowance

    (319,000

)

    (1,549,000

)

      -       -  
                 

Income tax provision

  $ 6,000     $ 5,000  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
The actual income tax provision differs from the “expected” tax computed by applying the Federal corporate tax rate of 21% to the loss before income taxes as follows:

   

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

 

“Expected” income tax benefit

  $ 288,000     $ 234,000  

State tax expense, net of Federal benefit

    5,000       2,000  

Foreign loss

    -       4,000  

Increase in valuation allowance

    (319,000

)

    (1,549,000

)

Foreign tax expense

    (4,000

)

    (1,000

)

Tax rate change

    -       1,264,000  

Other

    36,000       51,000  

Income tax provision

  $ 6,000     $ 5,000  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]
The tax effects of temporary differences which give rise to significant portions of the deferred taxes are summarized as follows:

   

December 31,

 
   

2018

   

2017

 

Deferred tax assets:

               

Inventory reserves

  $ 2,146,000     $ 2,341,000  

Section 263a adjustment

    -       47,000  

Allowances for bad debts and returns

    11,000       12,000  

Accrued expenses

    19,000       19,000  

Asset valuation reserve

    481,000       426,000  

Net operating loss carry forwards

    136,000       307,000  

Other

    152,000       71,000  

Total deferred tax assets

    2,945,000       3,223,000  

Valuation allowance

    (2,691,000

)

    (3,018,000

)

      254,000       205,000  

Deferred tax liabilities:

               

Inventory overhead deferred tax liability

    (73,000

)

    -  

Deferred state taxes

    (181,000

)

    (205,000

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

    (254,000

)

    (205,000

)

                 

Net deferred tax assets

  $ -     $ -