Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Accounts Receivable Reserve

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Accounts Receivable Reserve
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
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Accounts Receivable Reserve

5. Accounts Receivable Reserve

 

In evaluating the net realizable value of accounts receivable, the Company considers such factors as current economic trends, customer credit-worthiness, and changes in the customer payment terms and collection trends. Changes in the assumptions used in analyzing a specific account receivable may result in a reserve being recognized in the period in which the change occurs.

 

Changes in the reserves against current billed accounts receivable were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Year ended September 30,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

Balance at beginning of year

 

$

1,845

 

$

5,249

 

$

4,930

 

Additions to reserve

 

3,063

 

1,594

 

1,486

 

Deductions

 

(1,643

)

(4,998

)

(1,167

)

Balance at end of year

 

$

3,265

 

$

1,845

 

$

5,249

 

 

At September 30, 2011 and 2010, $4.2 million and $3.3 million of our billed receivables related to amounts pursuant to contractual retainage provisions. We anticipate that most of the fiscal 2011 balance will be collected during the 2012 fiscal year.