Note 10 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Notes Tables

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

	2018			2017
Current:
Federal	$	(2	)	$	(2	)
State		169			124
Total current income taxes		167			122
Deferred:
Federal		-			-
State		-			-
Total deferred income taxes		-			-
Total provision for income taxes	$	167		$	122

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

	2018			2017
Deferred tax assets:
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$	65		$	60
Reserves not deductible until paid		133			187
Net operating loss carryforwards
Federal		1,737			1,794
State		704			556
Federal tax credit		556			476
Other		162			-
Gross deferred tax assets		3,357			3,073
Less valuation allowance		(1,881	)		(1,313	)
Deferred tax assets net of valuation allowance	$	1,476		$	1,760
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	$	(1,438	)	$	(1,582	)
Other		(30	)		(170	)
Gross deferred tax liabilities	$	(1,468	)	$	(1,752	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	8		$	8

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

	2018			2017
Loss before income taxes	$	(3,089	)	$	(694	)
Less net loss attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiary		(2,112	)		(509	)
Loss before income taxes attributable to
Avalon Holdings Corporation common shareholders		(977	)		(185	)
Federal statutory rate		21	%		35	%
Computed Federal provision (benefit) for income taxes		(205	)		(65	)
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefits		135			81
Change in valuation allowance		412			(140	)
Increase in available federal tax credit		(80	)		(78	)
Other nondeductible expenses		34			42
Decrease (increase) in net operating loss carryforward:
State		(148	)		(19	)
Federal		4			(4	)
Deferred tax rate change		-			262
Other, net		15			43
Total provision for income taxes	$	167		$	122