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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
INCOME TAXES [Abstract] |
Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets |
|  | As of December 31, |
|  | 2 0 1 2 |  |  | 2 0 1 1 |
Israel net operating loss carry-forwards (*) |  | $ | 1,317 |  |  | $ | 6,231 |
Temporary differences relating to reserve and allowances |  |  | 489 |  |  |  | 1,709 |
Total net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance |  |  | 1,806 |  |  |  | 7,940 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | - |  |  |  | (5,440 | )
Net deferred tax asset |  | $ | 1,806 |  |  | $ | 2,500 |
(*) Deferred taxes were calculated based on effective tax rates.
Schedule of Presentation in Balance Sheets for Deferred Taxes |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2 0 1 2 |  |  | 2 0 1 1 |
Current deferred income tax |  | $ | 1,850 |  |  | $ | 2,500 |
Other long term assets |  |  | 210 |  |  |  | - |
Other long term liability |  |  | (254 | ) |  |  | - |
|  | $ | 1,806 |  |  | $ | 2,500 |
Reconciliation of Theoretical and Actual Tax Expense |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
|  | 2 0 1 2 |  |  | 2 0 1 1 |  |  | 2 0 1 0 |
Net income before taxes |  | $ | 11,952 |  |  | $ | 25,618 |  |  | $ | 22,175 |
Theoretical tax expenses |  |  | 2,988 |  |  |  | 6,148 |  |  |  | 5,544 |
Permanent differences, including difference between the basis of measurement of income reported for tax purposes and the basis of measurement of income for financial reporting purposes - net |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 117 |
Different tax rates of deferred taxes |  |  | 1,901 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Deferred taxes on carryforward tax losses for which valuation allowance was provided |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,731 | ) |  |  | - |
Reinstate advances paid to tax authorities |  |  | (747 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Change in valuation allowance |  |  | (4,080 | ) |  |  | (4,881 | ) |  |  | (5,609 | )
Other |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | (72 | ) |  |  | (52 | )
|  |  | (2,864 | ) |  |  | (8,648 | ) |  |  | (5,544 | )
Actual tax expense (benefit) |  | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | (2,500 | ) |  | $ | - |

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