Kearny Financial Corp.KRNY
Kearny Financial Corp. Income Taxes Disclosure
Income Taxes
The components of income taxes are as follows:
| Years Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| (In Thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current income tax expense: | |||||||||||||||||
| Federal | $ | 3,709 | $ | 4,352 | $ | 6,145 | |||||||||||
| State | 2,157 | 2,406 | 2,634 | ||||||||||||||
| 5,866 | 6,758 | 8,779 | |||||||||||||||
| Deferred income tax expense: | |||||||||||||||||
| Federal | (156) | 4 | 1,902 | ||||||||||||||
| State | (786) | (871) | 887 | ||||||||||||||
| (942) | (867) | 2,789 | |||||||||||||||
| Total income tax expense | $ | 4,924 | $ | 5,891 | $ | 11,568 | |||||||||||
The following table presents a reconciliation between the reported income taxes for the periods presented and the income taxes which would be computed by applying the federal income tax rates applicable to those periods. The federal income tax rate of 21% was applicable for the years ended June 30, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
| Years Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollars In Thousands) | |||||||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 30,999 | $ | (80,776) | $ | 52,379 | |||||||||||
| Statutory federal tax rate | 21 | % | 21 | % | 21 | % | |||||||||||
| Federal income tax expense at statutory rate | $ | 6,510 | $ | (16,963) | $ | 11,000 | |||||||||||
| (Reduction) increases in income taxes resulting from: | |||||||||||||||||
| Tax exempt interest | (48) | (68) | (143) | ||||||||||||||
| State tax, net of federal tax effect | 1,083 | 1,213 | 2,781 | ||||||||||||||
| Incentive stock options compensation expense | — | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Income from bank-owned life insurance | (2,235) | (1,902) | (1,840) | ||||||||||||||
| Goodwill impairment | — | 18,935 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Surrender of bank-owned life insurance policies | — | 4,477 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Other items, net | (386) | 194 | (242) | ||||||||||||||
| Total income tax expense | $ | 4,924 | $ | 5,891 | $ | 11,568 | |||||||||||
| Effective income tax rate | 15.88 | % | (7.29) | % | 22.09 | % | |||||||||||
The effective income tax rate represents total income tax expense divided by income before income taxes. Retained earnings at June 30, 2025, includes approximately $38.4 million of bad debt allowance, pursuant to the IRC, for which income taxes have not been provided. If such amount is used for purposes other than to absorb bad debts, including distributions in liquidation, it will be subject to income tax at the then current rate.
A tax position is recognized if it is more likely than not that the position will be realized or sustained upon examination. The term more likely than not means a likelihood of more than 50 percent; the terms examined and upon examination also include resolution of the related appeals or litigation process, if any. A tax position that meets the more likely than not recognition threshold is initially and subsequently measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. The determination of
whether or not a tax position has met the more likely than not recognition threshold considers the facts, circumstances, and information available at the reporting date and is subject to management’s judgment.
Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income or the existence of sufficient taxable income within the carryover period. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, management considers the scheduled reversal of the deferred tax liabilities, the level of historical taxable income, and the projected future taxable income over the periods in which the temporary differences comprising the deferred tax assets will be deductible. Based on its assessments as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company determined it is more likely than not that all deferred tax assets will be realized.
The tax effects of existing temporary differences that give rise to deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||
| (In Thousands) | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax assets: | |||||||||||
| Purchase accounting | $ | 3,140 | $ | 3,543 | |||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | |||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on securities available for sale | 32,542 | 37,683 | |||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | 13,161 | 12,786 | |||||||||
| Benefit plans | 2,596 | 2,605 | |||||||||
| Compensation | 1,268 | 1,303 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 2,689 | 2,923 | |||||||||
| Uncollected interest | 1,581 | 1,177 | |||||||||
| Depreciation | 2,634 | 2,309 | |||||||||
| Net operating loss carryover | 1,522 | 889 | |||||||||
| Capital loss carryforward | 703 | 614 | |||||||||
| Other items | 643 | 780 | |||||||||
| 62,479 | 66,612 | ||||||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Deferred loan fees and costs | 1,756 | 1,690 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | |||||||||||
| Derivatives | 2,844 | 12,085 | |||||||||
| Defined benefit plans | 276 | 98 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 2,400 | 2,400 | |||||||||
| 7,276 | 16,273 | ||||||||||
| Net deferred income tax asset | $ | 55,203 | $ | 50,339 | |||||||
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax, as well as income tax of the state of New Jersey and various other states. The Company is generally no longer subject to examination by federal, state and local taxing authorities for tax years prior to June 30, 2022.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Aug 21, 2025 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| 2023 | Aug 25, 2023 | |
| 2022 | Aug 26, 2022 | |
| 2021 | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | |
| 2019 | Aug 28, 2019 | |
| 2018 | Aug 28, 2018 | |
| 2017 | Aug 29, 2017 | |
| 2016 | Aug 29, 2016 | |
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.