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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

13.Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were (24.5)% and (35.5)%, respectively.  The United States statutory rate for the same periods was 35%.  The lower effective tax rate for the period ended December 31, 2015 primarily resulted from the recording of a valuation allowance against the Company’s Canadian subsidiary’s net deferred tax assets.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary had a tax net operating loss carry-forward (“NOL”) of approximately $9.9 million.  The Company, using the “more likely than not” criteria, has determined that its Canadian subsidiary will not likely be able to utilize this NOL to offset future taxable income.  Therefore, the Company recorded a valuation allowance during the three months ended December 31, 2015 to fully offset the value of its Canadian deferred tax assets.