INCOME TAXES | NOTE 10 - INCOME TAXES CCA and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income tax return. The Company previously adopted the provisions of ASC Subtopic 740-10-25, “Uncertain Tax Positions”. Management believes that there were no unrecognized tax benefits, or tax positions that would result in uncertainty regarding the deductions taken, as of August 31, 2015 and August 31, 2014 . ASC Subtopic 740-10-25 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were penalties and related interest of $0 for the nine months ended August 31 2015, and $586 for the nine months ended August 31 2014. Penalties are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. The charitable contributions portion of the deferred tax asset and the loss carry forward as of August 31, 2015 has $337,838 and $9,493,327 , respectively, that has been reclassified as a long-term asset, based on an estimate of the amount that will be realizable in periods greater than twelve months from August 31, 2015 . At August 31, 2015 and November 30, 2014 , respectively, the Company had temporary differences arising from the following: August 31, 2015 Classified As Type Amount Deferred Tax Short-Term Long-Term Depreciation $ (1,135,934 ) $ (419,201 ) $ — $ (419,201 ) Reserve for bad debts 7,635 2,817 2,817 — Reserve for returns 328,205 121,120 121,120 — Reserve for obsolete inventory 347,558 128,262 128,262 — Vacation accrual 109,528 40,420 40,420 — Accrued bonus 222,000 81,927 81,927 Charitable contributions 1,101,720 406,575 68,737 337,838 Section 263A costs 76,942 28,395 28,395 — Loss carry forward 27,587,233 10,180,700 687,373 9,493,327 Net deferred tax asset (liability) $ 10,571,015 $ 1,159,051 $ 9,411,964 November 30, 2014 Classified As Type Amount Deferred Tax Short-Term Long-Term Depreciation $ (685,154 ) $ (252,883 ) $ — $ (252,883 ) Reserve for bad debts 25,124 9,272 9,272 — Reserve for returns 2,942,544 1,085,907 1,085,907 — Reserve for obsolete inventory 608,504 224,560 224,560 — Vacation accrual 148,751 54,895 54,895 — Charitable contributions 1,100,940 406,287 132,853 273,434 Section 263A costs 128,079 47,266 47,266 — Loss carry forward 22,933,333 8,296,176 1,328,532 6,967,644 Net deferred tax asset (liability) $ 9,871,480 $ 2,883,285 $ 6,988,195 Income tax (benefit) expense is made up of the following components: Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended August 31, 2015 August 31, 2014 August 31, 2015 August 31, 2014 Continuing Operations Current tax - Federal $ — $ — $ — $ — Current tax - State & Local (9,165 ) 2,000 (5,138 ) 6,000 Deferred tax 142,554 (116,105 ) (728,093 ) (550,788 ) Tax - Continuing Operations $ 133,389 $ (114,105 ) $ (733,231 ) $ (544,788 ) Discontinued Operations Current tax - Federal — — — — Current tax - State & Local — — — — Deferred tax (73,211 ) 508,441 28,558 (2,180,468 ) Tax - Discontinued Operations $ (73,211 ) $ 508,441 $ 28,558 $ (2,180,468 ) Prepaid and refundable income taxes are made up of the following components: Prepaid and refundable income taxes Federal State & Total August 31, 2015 $ — $ 16,766 $ 16,766 November 30, 2014 $ 167,075 $ 286,523 $ 453,598 A reconciliation of the provision for (benefit from) income taxes computed at the statutory rate to the effective rate for the three months ended August 31, 2015 , and August 31, 2014 is as follows: Three Months Ended Three Months Ended August 31, 2015 August 31, 2014 Amount Percent of Pretax Income Amount Percent of Pretax Income Continuing Operations (Benefit from) provision for income taxes at federal statutory rate $ 104,879 34.00 % $ (106,493 ) 34.00 % Changes in provision (benefit) for income taxes resulting from: State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit 8,946 2.90 % (9,083 ) 2.90 % Non-deductible expenses and other adjustments 19,564 6.34 % 1,471 (0.47 )% (Benefit from) provision for income taxes at effective rate 133,389 43.24 % (114,105 ) 36.43 % Discontinued Operations Provision for (benefit from) income taxes at federal statutory rate $ (67,457 ) 34.00 % $ 474,525 34.00 % Changes in benefit from income taxes resulting from: State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (5,754 ) 2.90 % 40,474 2.90 % Non-deductible expenses and other adjustments — — % (6,558 ) (0.47 )% Provision for (benefit from) income taxes at effective rate for Discontinued Operations $ (73,211 ) 36.90 % $ 508,441 36.43 % Total benefit from income taxes at effective rate $ 60,178 54.67 % $ 394,336 36.43 % Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended August 31, 2015 August 31, 2014 Amount Percent of Pretax Income Amount Percent of Pretax Income Continuing Operations Benefit from income taxes at statutory rate $ (772,616 ) 34.00 % $ (503,868 ) 34.00 % Increases in taxes resulting from: State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (65,900 ) 2.90 % (42,977 ) 2.90 % Non-deductible expenses and other adjustments 105,285 (4.63 )% 2,057 (0.14 )% Benefit from income taxes at effective rate $ (733,231 ) 32.27 % (544,788 ) 36.76 % Discontinued Operations Provision for (benefit from) income taxes at federal statutory rate $ 30,092 34.00 % $ (2,016,693 ) 34.00 % Changes in (benefit) provision for income taxes resulting from: State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit 2,567 2.90 % (172,012 ) 2.90 % Non-deductible expenses and other adjustments (4,101 ) (4.63 )% 8,237 (0.14 )% Provision for (benefit from) income taxes at effective rate $ 28,558 32.27 % $ (2,180,468 ) 36.76 % Total benefit from income taxes at effective rate $ (704,673 ) 32.27 % $ (2,725,256 ) 36.76 % |