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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Pretax Earnings (Loss)

Pretax earnings (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 were taxed in the following jurisdictions:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2014      2013      2012  
     (In thousands)  

Domestic

   $ 869       $ 648       $ (807

Foreign

     (1,344      (1,142      (1,788
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ (475 $ (494 $ (2,595
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

The provision (benefit) for income taxes in each of 2014, 2013 and 2012 is summarized below:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2014      2013      2012  
     (In thousands)  

Current

        

Federal

   $ 74       $ —        $ —    

State

     79         90         61   

Foreign

     (14      1         (409
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  139      91      (348

Deferred

Federal

  168      216      (171

State

  34      87      —    

Foreign

  (293   (251   (62
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (91   52      (233
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 48    $ 143    $ (581
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

Deferred tax assets (liabilities) were comprised of the following at December 31:

 

     2014      2013  
     (In thousands)  

Deferred tax assets

     

Inventory

   $ 1,112       $ 1,155   

Bad debt provision

     47         60   

Property and equipment

     81         95   

Deferred credits

     1,280         1,280   

Loss carryforwards

     1,203         1,031   

Rent

     121         148   

Other

     802         812   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax assets

  4,646      4,581   

Less valuation allowance(2)

  (1,354   (1,369
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
  3,292      3,212   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

Property and equipment

  (79   (84

Unremitted earnings of foreign affiliates

  (29   (53
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax liabilities

  (108   (137
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets(1)

$ 3,184    $ 3,075   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) $1,755,000 and $1,849,000 of the total deferred tax assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were included in current assets and $1,429,000 and $1,226,000 were included in other long-term assets at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
(2) The deferred tax valuation allowance decreased by $15,000 during 2014 and $7,000 during 2013.
Reconciliation between Actual Tax Expense (Benefit) and Expected Tax Expense (Benefit)

Set forth below is a reconciliation between actual tax expense (benefit) and expected tax expense (benefit) for the respective periods presented below:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2014      2013      2012  
     (In thousands)  

Loss before income taxes

   $ (475    $ (494    $ (2,595
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expected income tax expense at 34%

$ (162 $ (168 $ (882

Difference in rates on earnings of foreign operations

  185      148      83   

Stock-based compensation and other nondeductible expenses

  43      33      27   

State taxes and credits (net of federal benefit)

  63      134      50   

Change in valuation allowance

  (15   (7   —    

Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries

  (24   (5   (19

Exclusion of earnings of foreign affiliates

  (30   (22   (54

Foreign dividend

  —       —       192   

Shortfall on vested restricted shares that exceed pool of windfall tax benefits

  —        32   

Intercompany profit elimination

  (14   —       —    

Other

  2      (2   22   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

$ 48    $ 143    $ (581
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amounts of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

 

Unrecognized Tax Benefits (in thousands):

   2014      2013  

Balance as of January 1,

   $ 273       $ 263   

Additions for tax positions related to the current year

     3         10   

Additions for tax positions related to prior years

     15         —    

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     (37      —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31,

$ 254    $ 273