Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

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

Unrecognized tax benefits activity for the years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 is summarized below:

	2013			2012
Beginning balance	$	502,000		$	478,000
Additions (reductions) based on tax   positions related to prior years
	(457,000		)	24,000
Additions (reductions) based on tax   positions related to the current year
	—			—
Ending balance	$	45,000		$	502,000

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:

	2013			2012
Current:
Federal	$	(575,000	)	$	—
State	—			—
Foreign	32,000			57,000
	(543,000		)	57,000
Deferred:
Federal	—			—
State	—			—
Foreign	—			—
	—			—
Total	$	(543,000	)	$	57,000

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:        

	2013					2012
	Amount			Percent		Amount			Percent
U.S. statutory tax	$	(178,000	)	(34.0	)%	$	(450,000	)	(34.0	)%
Change in uncertain tax positions	(575,000		)	(109.7	)	—			—
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance	(257,000		)	(49.0	)	432,000			32.6
Foreign tax rate differences	178,000			33.9		62,000			4.7
Prior year foreign tax adjustment	164,000			31.3		—			—
Permanent differences	88,000			16.8		84,000			6.3
State tax, net of federal benefit	27,000			5.1		(16,000		)	(1.2	)
Other, net	10,000			2.0		(55,000		)	(4.2	)
Effective tax rate	$	(543,000	)	(103.6	)%	$	57,000		4.3	%

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, 2013 and 2012 are presented below:

	2013			2012
Deferred tax assets:
Inventories	$	900,000		$	868,000
Accrued compensation	459,000			450,000
Warranty accrual	139,000			148,000
Depreciation	75,000			507,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	335,000			341,000
Unearned revenue	202,000			224,000
U.S. net operating loss carryforwards	2,117,000			2,072,000
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	986,000			915,000
Tax credits	398,000			366,000
Other	299,000			286,000
Gross deferred tax assets	5,910,000			6,177,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Other	38,000			48,000
Gross deferred tax liabilities	38,000			48,000
Total deferred tax assets and liabilities	5,872,000			6,129,000
Less valuation allowance	(5,872,000		)	(6,129,000		)
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities	$	—		$	—