The interim financial statement provision for income taxes (benefit) is different from the amounts computed by applying the United States federal statutory income tax rate of 34%. In summary, the reasons for these differences are as follows:

	Three months ended March 31
	2015		2014

Income taxes (benefit) at U.S. statutory rate	$	90,000	$	(62,000)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		14,000		18,000
Higher / (lower) effective taxes on earnings/losses
in certain foreign countries		11,000		6,000
Foreign corporate income taxes		27,000		(5,000)
Other, net		6,000		11,000


	$	148,000	$	(32,000)