Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

Unrecognized tax benefits activity for the years ended September 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 is summarized below:

	2012		2011		2010
Beginning balance	$	488,000	$	462,000	$	514,000
Additions (reductions) based on tax   positions related to prior years
	24,000		26,000		(3,000		)
Additions (reductions) based on tax   positions related to the current year
	—		—		(49,000		)
Ending balance	$	512,000	$	488,000	$	462,000

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

The components of income tax expense (benefit) for the fiscal years indicated are as follows:

	2012		2011			2010
Current:
Federal	$	—	$	(77,000	)	$	(57,000	)
State	—		—			(1,000		)
Foreign	57,000		75,000			(53,000		)
	57,000		(2,000		)	(111,000		)
Deferred:
Federal	—		1,855,000			(276,000		)
State	—		159,000			(16,000		)
Foreign	—		126,000			(90,000		)
	—		2,140,000			(382,000		)
Total	$	57,000	$	2,138,000		$	(493,000	)

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

A reconciliation of the U.S statutory tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate follows:        

	2012					2011					2010
	Amount			Percent		Amount			Percent		Amount			Percent
U.S. statutory tax	$	(450,000	)	(34.0	)%	$	(3,169,000	)	(34.0	)%	$	(593,000	)	(34.0	)%
Increase in valuation allowance	432,000			32.6		5,314,000			57.0		36,000			2.1
Foreign tax rate differences	62,000			4.7		94,000			1.0		82,000			4.7
Permanent differences	84,000			6.3		72,000			0.8		71,000			4.1
State tax, net of federal benefit	(16,000		)	(1.2	)	(232,000		)	(2.5	)	(16,000		)	(1.0	)
Other, net	(55,000		)	(4.1	)	59,000			0.6		(73,000		)	(4.2	)
Effective tax rate	$	57,000		4.3	%	$	2,138,000		22.9	%	$	(493,000	)	(28.3	)%

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

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30, 2012 and 2011 are presented below:

	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Inventories	$	41,000		$	118,000
Accrued compensation	450,000			458,000
Warranty accrual	148,000			149,000
Depreciation	507,000			421,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	341,000			381,000
Unearned revenue	224,000			270,000
U.S. net operating loss carryforwards	3,043,000			2,769,000
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	915,000			838,000
Foreign tax credits	222,000			165,000
Other	286,000			221,000
Gross deferred tax assets	6,177,000			5,790,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Other	48,000			93,000
Gross deferred tax liabilities	48,000			93,000
Total deferred tax assets and liabilities	6,129,000			5,697,000
Less valuation allowance	(6,129,000		)	(5,697,000		)
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities	$	—		$	—