Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,564,000	$ 5,313,000
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $19,000	1,020,000	1,022,000
Inventories, less reserves for obsolescence of $6,144,000, and $5,893,000, respectively (Note 2)	3,411,000	3,588,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	148,000	85,000
Total current assets	10,143,000	10,008,000
Property and equipment, net	3,346,000	3,386,000
Other assets (Note 3)	205,000	205,000
Total assets	13,694,000	13,599,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	682,000	462,000
Accrued liabilities	248,000	322,000
Total current and total liabilities	930,000	784,000
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5 )
Shareholders's equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value. Authorized 5,000,000 shares; None issued or outstanding	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	11,019,000	10,959,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income	38,000	38,000
Retained earnings	1,601,000	1,712,000
Total shareholders’ equity - Taitron Components Inc	12,664,000	12,715,000
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary	100,000	100,000
Total equity	12,764,000	12,815,000
Total liabilities and equity	13,694,000	13,599,000
Common Class A [Member]
Shareholders's equity:
Common Stock, value, issued	5,000	5,000
Common Class B [Member]
Shareholders's equity:
Common Stock, value, issued	$ 1,000	$ 1,000

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer), including liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll taxes and fringe benefits.