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| Balance at | Charged to | Charged to | Balance at | ||||||||||||
| Beginning | Costs and | Other | Deductions- | End of | |||||||||||
| Description | of Period | Expenses (1) | Accounts (2) | Describe (3) | Period | ||||||||||
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| Year Ended September 30, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 85,741 | $ | 20,118 | $ | - | $ | (23,479) | $ | 82,380 | |||||
| Year Ended September 30, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 88,833 | $ | 23,058 | $ | - | $ | (26,150) | $ | 85,741 | |||||
| Year Ended September 30, 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 93,849 | $ | 37,878 | $ | 62 | $ | (42,956) | $ | 88,833 | |||||
| ___________ | |||||||||||||||
(1) Represents the provision for doubtful accounts.
(2) Represents the aggregate allowances of acquired entities at the respective acquisition dates.
(3) Represents accounts written off during year, net of recoveries.