Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Income Taxes [Abstract]

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

Unrecognized tax benefits activity for the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is summarized below:

	2014		2013
Beginning balance	$	45,000	$	502,000
Additions (reductions) based on tax   positions related to prior years
	—		(457,000		)
Additions (reductions) based on tax   positions related to the current year
	—		—
Ending balance	$	45,000	$	45,000

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:

	2014		2013
Current:
Federal	$	—	$	(575,000	)
State	—		—
Foreign	—		32,000
	—		(543,000		)
Deferred:
Federal	—		—
State	—		—
Foreign	—		—
	—		—
Total	$	—	$	(543,000	)

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:                                                             

	2014					2013
	Amount			Percent		Amount			Percent
U.S. statutory tax	$	(2,695,000	)	(34.0	)%	$	(178,000	)	(34.0	)%
Change in uncertain tax positions	—			—		(575,000		)	(109.7	)
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance	2,144,000			27.1		(257,000		)	(49.0	)
Foreign tax rate differences	303,000			3.8		178,000			33.9
Prior year foreign tax adjustment	—			—		164,000			31.3
Permanent differences	349,000			4.4		88,000			16.8
State tax, net of federal benefit	(141,000		)	(1.8	)	27,000			5.1
Other, net	40,000			0.5		10,000			2.0
Effective tax rate	$	—		—	%	$	(543,000	)	(103.6	)%

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, 2014 and 2013 are presented below:

	2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:
Inventories	$	1,740,000		$	900,000
Accrued compensation	763,000			459,000
Warranty accrual	306,000			139,000
Depreciation	145,000			75,000
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	471,000			335,000
Unearned revenue	170,000			202,000
U.S. net operating loss carryforwards	4,253,000			2,117,000
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	1,434,000			986,000
Tax credits	989,000			398,000
Other	407,000			299,000
Gross deferred tax assets	10,678,000			5,910,000
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangibles	958,000			—
Other	33,000			38,000
Gross deferred tax liabilities	991,000			38,000
Total deferred tax assets and liabilities	9,687,000			5,872,000
Less valuation allowance	(9,687,000		)	(5,872,000		)
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities	$	—		$	—