Note 6 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

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

	2016			2015
Current:
Federal	$	(2	)	$	(3	)
State		127			62
		125			59
Deferred:
Federal		-			-
State		-			-
		-			-
	$	125		$	59

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

	2016			2015
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$	87		$	81
Reserves not deductible until paid		300			289
Net operating loss carryforwards
Federal		2,764			2,654
State		537			768
Federal tax credit		398			338
Other		12			11
Gross deferred tax assets		4,098			4,141
Less valuation allowance		(1,453	)		(1,651	)
Deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance	$	2,645		$	2,490
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	$	(2,399	)	$	(2,307	)
Other		(238	)		(175	)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	$	(2,637	)	$	(2,482	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	8		$	8

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

	2016			2015
Loss before income taxes	$	(284	)	$	(1,163	)
Less net loss attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiary		(340	)		(510	)
Income (loss) before income taxes attributable to Avalon Holdings Corporation common shareholders		56			(653	)
Federal statutory rate		35	%		35	%
		20			(229	)
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefits		82			38
Change in valuation allowance		(198	)		233
Increase in available federal tax credit		(60	)		(29	)
Decrease in capital loss carryforward		-			10
Other nondeductible expenses		41			44
Decrease (increase) in net operating loss carryforward:
State		231			(42	)
Federal		5			(8	)
Other, net		4			42
	$	125		$	59