Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

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

The components of income (loss) before income tax and income tax expense (benefit) are comprised of the following:

	For the Years Ended September 30,
	2014			2013
	(Amounts in thousands)
Income (loss) before income tax:
U.S.	$	1,460		$	809
Foreign	(5		)	(120		)
	$	1,455		$	689
Income tax expense (benefit):
Current:
Federal	$	(135	)	$	(308	)
State	14			62
Foreign	37			(3		)
	(84		)	(249		)
Deferred:
Federal	159			601
State	16			(41		)
Foreign	30			10
	205			570
	$	121		$	321

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

Reconciliation of “expected” income tax expense (benefit) to “actual” income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:

	For the Years Ended September 30,
	2014					2013
	(Dollar amounts in thousands)
Computed “expected” tax expense	$	338		34.0	%	$	234		34.0	%
Increases (reductions) in taxes resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	25			2.5	%	1			0.3	%
Foreign operations	99			10.0	%	40			5.8	%
Permanent differences	61			6.1	%	(22		)	(3.2	)%
Stock-based compensation	(1		)	(0.1	)%	158			22.9	%
Foreign net operating loss	(16		)	(1.6	)%	(15		)	(2.2	)%
Uncertain tax liability adjustment	(336		)	(33.9	)%	(61		)	(8.9	)%
Research & Development Credit	(27		)	(2.7	)%	(50		)	(7.3	)%
Other items	(22		)	(2.2	)%	36			5.2	%
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	121		12.1	%	$	321		46.6	%

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

For the years ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, temporary differences, which give rise to deferred tax assets (liabilities), are as follows:

	September 30, 2014			September 30, 2013
	(Amounts in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Pension	$	2,084		$	1,539
Goodwill	517			606
Other reserves and accruals	329			498
Inventory reserves and other	752			703
State credits, net of federal benefit	33			34
Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards	18			45
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	1,940			1,804
Foreign tax credits	7			7
Depreciation and amortization	76			109
Gross deferred tax assets	5,756			5,345
Less: valuation allowance	(2,634		)	(2,261		)
Realizable deferred tax asset	3,122			3,084
Gross deferred tax liabilities	—			—
Net deferred tax assets	$	3,122		$	3,084

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

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

	For the Year Ended September 30, 2014			For the Year Ended September 30, 2013
	(Amounts in thousands)
Balance, beginning of year	$	589		$	611
Increases in tax positions in the current year	—			39
Settlements	(362		)	(105		)
Lapse in statute of limitations	—			—
Accrued penalties and interest	22			44
Balance, end of period	$	249		$	589