Note 7 Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

Income Taxes

Various factors affect the provision for income taxes, including the geographic composition of pre-tax income (loss), expected annual pre-tax income (loss), implementation of tax planning strategies and possible outcomes of audits and other uncertain tax positions. Management carefully monitors these factors and adjusts the interim income tax rate accordingly.

The provision for income taxes was $3.8 million and $18.7 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $4.2 million and $19.9 million for the three and nine months ended July 2, 2011, respectively. During the first quarter of 2012, the Company recorded a $1.9 million write-down of certain deferred tax assets associated with its Mexico operations to reflect changes in tax law that occurred during that quarter.