Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 13 - Income Taxes (Tables)

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Note 13 - Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2022
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2022

   

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

United States

  $ 32,252     $ (13,162 )

Foreign

    1,950       731  

Total

  $ 34,202     $ (12,431 )
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2022

   

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

Current tax provision (benefit):

               

Federal

  $ -     $ -  

Foreign

    (113 )     (375 )

State and local

    434       470  

Total current tax provision

    321       95  
                 

Deferred tax provision (benefit):

               

Federal

  $ 4,575     $ 483  

Foreign

    70       2,134  

State and local

    560       (70 )

Total deferred tax benefit

    5,205       2,547  
                 

Net provision for income taxes

  $ 5,526     $ 2,642  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2022

   

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

Income tax expense/(benefit) per federal statutory rate of 21% for each period

  $ 7,182     $ (2,611 )

State income taxes, net of federal deduction

    898       193  

Change in deferred tax rate

    81       (92 )

Warrant fair value change

    (2,078 )     2,078  

Deferred tax on undistributed foreign earnings

    (827 )     505  

Impact of tax reform in the U.K. (see discussion below)

    -       2,125  

Increase in valuation allowance

    71       -  

Other

    199       444  

Income tax provision

  $ 5,526     $ 2,642  
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2022

   

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

Deferred tax assets:

               

Accrued insurance reserve

  $ 2,385     $ 1,329  

Accrued sales and use tax

    75       75  

Accrued bonuses and vacation

    1,737       1,276  

Accrued payroll tax

    445       675  

Foreign tax credit carryforward

    80       80  

State tax credit carryforward

    38       50  

Interest expense carryforward

    576       649  

Stock-based compensation

    3,105       3,608  
Prepaid expenses     (172 )     -  

Operating lease liability

    6,315       -  

Other

    400       364  

Net operating loss carryforward

    25,894       17,771  

Total deferred tax assets

  $ 40,878     $ 25,877  

Valuation allowance

    (134 )     (63 )

Net deferred tax assets

  $ 40,744     $ 25,814  
                 

Deferred tax liabilities:

               

Intangible assets

    (17,758 )     (23,837 )

Property and equipment

    (90,998 )     (71,400 )

Prepaid expenses

    -       (157 )

Right-of-use operating lease asset

    (6,211 )     -  

Unremitted foreign earnings

    -       (986 )

Total net deferred tax liabilities

    (114,967 )     (96,380 )
                 

Net deferred tax liabilities

  $ (74,223 )   $ (70,566 )
Summary of Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards [Table Text Block]

(in millions)

 

Balance as of October 31, 2022

   

Year that Carryforwards Begin to Expire

 

Federal net operating loss carryforwards

  $ 105.5    

N/A – Carried forward indefinitely

 

State net operating loss carryforwards

    50.3       2026  

Foreign net operating loss carryforwards

    11.9     N/A – Carried forward indefinitely  

Foreign tax carryforwards

    0.1       2026  

State credit carryforwards

    -       2023  

Interest expense carryforwards

    12.4    

N/A – Carried forward indefinitely

 

Total tax carryforwards

  $ 180.2          
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)

 

Year Ended October 31, 2022

   

Year Ended October 31, 2021

 

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 1,452     $ 1,572  

Increase in current year position

    -       -  

Increase in prior year position

    -       -  

Decrease in prior year position

    (119 )     (120 )

Lapse in statute of limitations

    -       -  

Balance, end of year

  $ 1,333     $ 1,452