(9) Income Taxes

The components of income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows: (in thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

Current

 

$

2,845

 

 

$

1,379

 

Deferred expense

 

 

60

 

 

 

162

 

 

 

$

2,905

 

 

$

1,541

 

 

The difference between income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before taxes for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows: (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

Pretax income at statutory rate

 

$

2,360

 

 

21.0

%

 

$

1,466

 

 

21.0

%

State income tax, net of federal benefit

 

 

296

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

92

 

 

1.3

%

Cash surrender value of life insurance

 

 

(81

)

 

(0.6

)%

 

 

(84

)

 

(1.2

)%

Permanent adjustments

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

102

 

 

1.5

%

Other

 

 

330

 

 

2.9

%

 

 

(35

)

 

(0.5

)%

Actual tax expense, respectively

 

$

2,905

 

 

25.9

%

 

$

1,541

 

 

22.1

%

 

The following summarizes the sources and expected tax consequences of future deductions or income for income tax purposes which comprised the net deferred taxes at December 31, 2025 and 2024: (in thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

$

2,462

 

 

$

2,372

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

554

 

 

 

450

 

Net operating losses

 

 

1,194

 

 

 

1,358

 

Unrealized loss on investment securities available-for-sale

 

 

1,239

 

 

 

1,934

 

Fair value adjustments

 

 

62

 

 

 

93

 

Right-of-use liability

 

 

233

 

 

 

404

 

Other

 

 

5

 

 

 

121

 

Total deferred income tax assets

 

 

5,749

 

 

 

6,732

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core deposit intangible

 

 

195

 

 

 

244

 

Premises and equipment

 

 

216

 

 

 

281

 

Right-of -use asset

 

 

210

 

 

 

370

 

Other

 

 

121

 

 

 

75

 

Total deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

742

 

 

 

970

 

Net deferred income tax asset

 

$

5,007

 

 

$

5,762

 

 

The Company establishes a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company believed that it will have sufficient earnings to realize its deferred tax asset and had not provided an allowance.

The Company is subject to federal income tax and income tax of state taxing authorities. The Company's federal and state income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022 are open to audit under the statutes of limitations. The Company has approximately $4.4 million of Federal net operating loss carryforwards and $4.4 million of state net operating loss carryforwards that will begin to expire in 2032.

Prior to January 1, 1996, the Bank was permitted under the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) a special bad debt deduction related to additions to tax bad debt reserves established for the purpose of absorbing losses. The provisions of the Code permitted the Bank to deduct from taxable income an allowance for bad debts based on the greater of a percentage of taxable income before such deduction or actual loss experience. Retained earnings at December 31, 2025 includes approximately $3.6 million for which no deferred Federal income tax liability has been recognized. The amounts represent an allocation of income for bad debt deductions for tax purposes only. Reduction of amounts so allocated for purposes other than tax bad debt losses would create income for tax purposes only, which would be subject to the then current corporate income tax rate.

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About Income Taxes Disclosures

The income tax disclosure reveals how much a company actually pays in taxes versus what the statutory rate would predict. Analysts focus on the effective tax rate (ETR) reconciliation, which breaks down every item driving the gap between the 21% federal rate and the company's reported ETR — including R&D credits, foreign rate differentials, and state taxes. Deferred tax assets (DTAs) and their valuation allowances signal management's confidence in future profitability: a rising allowance suggests the company doubts it can use accumulated tax benefits. Uncertain tax benefit (UTB) reserves quantify exposure to IRS challenges on aggressive positions.

Key signals to watch: sudden ETR drops without clear operational reasons, large increases in valuation allowances, growing UTB balances, and significant unremitted foreign earnings. Post-TCJA, pay attention to GILTI and BEAT provisions that affect multinational tax structures. Compare the cash taxes paid (from the cash flow statement) against the income tax provision to gauge earnings quality.