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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Pretax Earnings (Loss)

Pretax earnings (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were taxed in the following jurisdictions:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  
     (In thousands)  

Domestic

   $ 648      $ (807   $ (500

Foreign

     (1,142     (1,788     (641
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (494   $ (2,595   $ (1,141
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

The provision (benefit) for income taxes in each of 2013, 2012 and 2011 is summarized below:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  
     (In thousands)  

Current

      

Federal

   $ —       $ —       $ —    

State

     90        61        67   

Foreign

     1        (409     (166
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     91        (348     (99

Deferred

      

Federal

     216        (171     (178

State

     87        —         —    

Foreign

     (251     (62     22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     52        (233     (156
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 143      $ (581   $ (255
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

Deferred tax assets (liabilities) were comprised of the following at December 31:

 

     2013     2012  
     (In thousands)  

Deferred tax assets

    

Inventory

   $ 1,155      $ 1,187   

Bad debt provision

     60        49   

Property, plant and equipment

     95        109   

Deferred credits

     1,280        1,281   

Loss carryforwards

     1,031        1,054   

Rent

     148        162   

Other

     812        817   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax assets

     4,581        4,659   

Less valuation allowance(2)

     (1,369     (1,376
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3,212        3,283   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

    

Property, plant and equipment

     (84     (61

Unremitted earnings of foreign affiliates

     (53     (58

Other

     —          (30
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax liabilities

     (137     (149
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets(1)

   $ 3,075      $ 3,134   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) $1,849,000 of the total deferred tax assets at December 31, 2013 and 2012 were included in current assets and $1,226,000 and $1,285,000 in 2013 and 2012 were included in other long-term assets at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(2) The deferred tax valuation allowance decreased by $7,000 during 2013, $163,000 during 2012 and $15,000 during 2011.
Reconciliation between Actual Tax Expense (Benefit) and Expected Tax Expense (Benefit)

Set forth below is a reconciliation between actual tax expense (benefit) and expected tax expense (benefit) for the respective periods presented below:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2013     2012     2011  
     (In thousands)  

Loss before income taxes

   $ (494   $ (2,595   $ (1,141
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expected income tax expense at 34%

   $ (168   $ (882   $ (388

Difference in rates on earnings of foreign operations

     148        83        80   

Stock-based compensation and other nondeductible expenses

     33        27        43   

State taxes and credits (net of federal benefit)

     134        50        40   

Change in valuation allowance

     (7     —         7   

Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries

     (5     (19     (1

Exclusion of earnings of foreign affiliates

     (22     (54     (12

Foreign dividend

     —          192        —    

Shortfall on vested restricted shares that exceed pool of windfall tax benefits

     32       

Other

     (2     22        (24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

   $ 143      $ (581   $ (255
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amounts of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

Unrecognized Tax Benefits (in thousands):

   2013      2012  

Balance as of January 1,

   $ 263       $ 260   

Additions for tax positions related to the current year

     10         3   

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31,

   $ 273       $ 263