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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
 
The Company uses the asset and liability method for financial reporting of income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between financial reporting and the tax basis of assets and liabilities, and are measured by applying enacted rates and laws to taxable years in which such differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Any changes in tax rates or laws are recognized in the period when such changes are enacted. Valuation allowances have been established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce its deferred tax assets when uncertainty exists regarding the realizability of the deferred tax assets.
 
The provision for income taxes was $452,000 or an effective rate of 40.3% for the three months ended July 31, 2013, compared to a minimal effective rate for 2012. The increase in the effective rate for 2013 was due to the reversal of a portion of the valuation allowance and recording of a deferred tax asset at April 30, 2013, of which a portion was recognized in the first quarter of fiscal year end 2014.