Note 11: Income Taxes

Income Taxes Paid – ASU 2023-09 Disaggregation

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Federal

$

15,125

$

17,943

$

24,500

States & local

Illinois

3,750

3,650

10,430

All other states & local

1,817

1,367

732

Foreign

-

-

-

Total net cash taxes paid in the current period

$

20,692

$

22,960

$

35,662

Pretax income is entirely related to domestic activities, the Company did not have any foreign operations.

The components of income tax expense from continuing operations consisted of the following:

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Current tax expense:

Federal

$

18,707

$

22,011

$

20,724

State

7,141

7,048

10,098

Total

25,848

29,059

30,822

Deferred tax expense (benefit):

Federal

1,589

(1,419)

1,964

State

4

52

(107)

Total

1,593

(1,367)

1,857

Net provision for income taxes from continuing operations

$

27,441

$

27,692

$

32,679

Effective tax rates differ from federal statutory rates applied to financial statement income for the years ended December 31, due to the following:

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Amount

% of Pretax Income

Amount

% of Pretax Income

Amount

% of Pretax Income

Tax computed at the statutory federal rate

$

22,628

21.0

%

$

23,721

21.0

%

$

26,126

21.0

%

State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit 1

5,645

5.2

5,775

5.1

7,911

6.4

Nontaxable or nondeductible Items

BOLI income

(763)

(0.7)

(951)

(0.8)

(429)

(0.3)

Tax exempt interest, net

(792)

(0.7)

(820)

(0.7)

(947)

(0.8)

Other adjustments

Stock based compensation

(226)

(0.2)

(139)

(0.1)

(132)

(0.1)

Other, net

949

0.9

106

-

150

0.1

Total tax at effective tax rate

$

27,441

25.5

%

$

27,692

24.5

%

$

32,679

26.3

%

1 State taxes in Illinois made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category.

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as various state taxing jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to federal examination for tax years prior to 2022.

The components of the net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Deferred tax assets:

Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards

$

2,727

$

-

Accrued bonus

3,213

2,601

Allowance for credit losses

19,783

12,241

Deferred compensation

2,430

2,100

Stock based compensation

2,231

1,920

Business combination adjustments

2,950

-

Lease liability

3,357

3,315

Unrealized loss on securities available for sale 1

12,059

18,145

Unrealized loss on derivatives 1

-

423

Other assets

1,795

2,357

Total deferred tax assets

50,545

43,102

Deferred tax liabilities:

Accumulated depreciation on premises and equipment

(7,285)

(5,844)

Goodwill amortization/impairment

(871)

(604)

Mortgage servicing rights

(2,484)

(2,728)

Unrealized gain on derivatives 1

(883)

-

Amortization of core deposit intangible

(2,925)

(2,248)

Right of use asset

(2,103)

(1,972)

Acquired securities

(1,961)

(1,997)

Other liabilities

(757)

(1,090)

Total deferred tax liabilities

(19,269)

(16,483)

Net deferred tax asset

$

31,276

$

26,619

1 Represents the amount of deferred taxes recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income.

As part of the acquisition of Evergreen in 2025, the Company acquired various federal and state net operating loss carryforwards which are limited under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $11,779 of federal net operating loss carryforwards,  $2,219 of Illinois net operating loss carryforwards, and various other immaterial state and local net operating loss carryforwards. The Company expects to utilize all loss carryforwards.

At December 31, 2024, the Company had no federal net operating loss carryforwards and no state net operating loss carryforwards.

The Company evaluated positive and negative evidence in order to determine if it was more likely than not that the deferred tax asset would be recovered through future income. Significant positive evidence evaluated included recent and projected earnings, strong asset quality and capital position. No significant negative evidence was noted.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 26, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 6, 2025
2023Mar 7, 2024
2022Mar 9, 2023
2021Mar 10, 2022
2020Mar 8, 2021
2019Mar 6, 2020
2018Mar 7, 2019
2017Mar 13, 2018
2016Mar 13, 2017
2015Mar 11, 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.