Note 10 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	2019			2018
Current:
Federal	$	(3	)	$	(2	)
State		163			169
Total current income taxes		160			167
Deferred:
Federal		-			-
State		-			-
Total deferred income taxes		-			-
Total provision for income taxes	$	160		$	167

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	2019			2018
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$	71		$	65
Reserves not deductible until paid		154			133
Net operating loss carryforwards
Federal		1,646			1,737
State		749			704
Federal tax credit		653			556
Business interest expense carryforward		235			-
Other		115			162
Gross deferred tax assets		3,623			3,357
Less valuation allowance		(2,043	)		(1,881	)
Deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance	$	1,580		$	1,476
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	$	(1,517	)	$	(1,438	)
Other		(55	)		(30	)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	$	(1,572	)	$	(1,468	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	8		$	8

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	2019			2018
Loss before income taxes	$	(375	)	$	(3,089	)
Less net loss attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiary		(80	)		(2,112	)
Loss before income taxes attributable to
Avalon Holdings Corporation common shareholders		(295	)		(977	)
Federal statutory rate		21	%		21	%
Computed Federal provision (benefit) for income taxes		(62	)		(205	)
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefits		128			135
Change in valuation allowance		162			412
Increase in available federal tax credit		(97	)		(80	)
Other nondeductible expenses		39			34
Decrease (increase) in net operating loss carryforward:
State		-			(148	)
Federal		-			4
Other, net		(10	)		15
Total provision for income taxes	$	160		$	167