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Accounts receivable
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable, Gross, Allowance, and Net [Abstract]  
Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]
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Accounts receivable

Receivables consist of:

 
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Trade receivables from sales to customers
 
·
Receivables pertaining to component parts purchased from the Company by its contract manufacturers which are  excluded from sales
 
·
General services tax (GST) and value added tax (VAT) reclaimable on goods purchased by the Company’s Asian  and European locations
 
·
Allowances, consisting of sales and bad debt
 
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Other minor non trade receivables

The following is a listing by category of the Company’s accounts receivable as of September 30, 2011 and 2010 .
 
   
As of September 30,
 
Receivable detail:
 
2011
   
2010
 
Trade receivables
  $ 7,893,923     $ 9,123,726  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    (423,773 )     (383,773 )
Sales reserve
    (3,761,454 )     (4,336,759 )
Net trade receivables
  $ 3,708,696     $ 4,403,194  
                 
Receivable from contract manufacturers
  $ 2,030,251     $ 1,846,949  
GST and VAT taxes receivables
    298,303       439,745  
Other
    79,772       69,140  
Total other non trade receivables
  $ 2,408,326     $ 2,355,834