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8. Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes Tables  
Schedule of income tax expense/benefit
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2012     2011     2010  
Current:                  
Federal   $ 49     $ 83     $ 3  
State     5       11       2  
      54       94       5  
Deferred:                        
Federal     722       (359 )     32  
State     40       (8 )     (30 )
      762       (367 )     2  
    $ 816     $ (273 )   $ 7  
Schedule of effective income tax rate
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2012     2011     2010  
                   
Statutory U.S. income tax rate     34.0 %     (34.0 )%     (34.0 )%
States taxes, net of federal benefit     1.50 %     (0.58 )%     (4.4 )%
Permanent differences     1.04 %     11.07 %     19.0 %
Change in valuation allowance     (8.19 )%     (9.13 )%     52.0 %
Change in net operating loss carryforwards and                        
 tax credits     0.30 %     (3.36 )%     (33.2 )%
Other     (0.33 )%     0.42 %     1.7 %
                         
Effective income tax rate     28.32 %     35.58 %     1.1 %
Schedule of deferred tax assets and libilities
    December 31,  
    2012     2011  
    Current     Long Term     Current     Long Term  
Deferred tax assets:                        
Operating loss carryforwards   $ 2,098     $ 1,369     $ 1,224     $ 3,109  
R and D tax credit           860             860  
    AMT tax credit           251             202  
    Section 263A costs     534             496        
Research and development costs     219       1,206       244       1,432  
Amortization           19             15  
                                 
Asset reserves:                                
Bad debts     14             16        
Inventory reserve     1,009             987        
                                 
Accrued expenses:                                
Non-qualified stock options           77             78  
Compensation     208             187        
Warranty     347             304        
Deferred tax assets     4,429       3,782       3,458       5,696  
Less valuation allowance           (14 )           (250 )
Less APIC pool reserve           (380 )           (380 )
Total deferred tax assets     4,429       3,388       3,458       5,066  
                                 
Deferred tax liabilities:                                
    Depreciation           (410 )           (354 )
Total deferred tax liabilities           (410 )           (354 )
                                 
Net deferred tax assets   $ 4,429     $ 2,978     $ 3,458     $ 4,712