Note 9 - Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 9. Income Taxes

For the three months ended December 31, 2015, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $630,000, reflecting an effective tax rate of 31.3%. The primary difference between the effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate is related to nondeductible meals and entertainment, expenses related to equity award compensation and favorable discrete items for the quarter, including the benefit related to research and development credits which was permanently extended in December 2015 by the federal government.

As of both December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, the Company had a remaining valuation allowance of approximately $659,000 related to state net operating loss carry forwards the Company does not expect to utilize. Based on the Company’s analysis and review of long-term forecasts and all available evidence, the Company has determined that there should be no change in this existing valuation allowance in the quarter ended December 31, 2015.

For the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $573,000, reflecting an effective tax rate of 34.9%. The primary difference between the effective tax rate and the statutory tax rate is related to nondeductible meals and entertainment, expenses related to equity award compensation and favorable discrete items for the quarter.

Deferred taxes recognize the impact of temporary differences between the amounts of the assets and liabilities recorded for financial statement purposes and these amounts measured in accordance with tax laws. The Company’s realization of net operating loss carry-forwards and other deferred tax temporary differences is contingent upon future taxable earnings. The Company reviewed its deferred tax asset for expected utilization using a “more likely than not” criteria by assessing the available positive and negative factors surrounding its recoverability.

As of December 31, 2015, we do not have any unrecognized tax benefits. It is the Company’s practice to recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognize

d tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. The Company does not expect any material changes in its unrecognized tax positions over the next 12 months.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2015, the Company early adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-17 to present balance sheet classification of deferred income taxes as noncurrent. This adoption was applied prospectively and therefore, prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted.