Note 14: Income Taxes

 

The provision for income taxes includes these components:

 

   For The Year Ended
December 31,
 
($ in thousands)  2025   2024 
Current expense          
Federal  $3,392   $369 
Current income tax expense   3,392    369 
           
Deferred expense          
Federal   (111)   2,017 
Deferred income tax expense   (111)   2,017 
Income tax expense  $3,281   $2,386 

 

A reconciliation of income tax expense at the statutory rate to the Company’s actual income tax expense is shown below:

 

   For The Year Ended December 31, 
($ in thousands)  2025   2024 
US federal statutory income tax rate  $3,624    21.0%  $2,910    21.0%
State and local income taxes - net of federal income tax effect*   
-
    0.00%   
-
    0.00%
Tax credits                    
Low-income housing tax credits   (89)   -0.52%   (89)   -0.64%
Amortization of LIHTC Investments net of other benefits   78    0.40%   78    0.50%
Nontaxable and nondeductible items                    
Tax-exempt interest income net of disallowed interest expense   (103)   -0.60%   (111)   -0.80%
BOLI income   (162)   -0.94%   (161)   -1.16%
Captive premium income   (117)   -0.68%   (147)   -1.06%
Other nontaxable and nondeductible items   50    0.34%   (94)   -0.61%
Income tax expense; effective tax rate  $3,281    19.00%  $2,386    17.23%

 

*The majority of the Company's activities for 2025 and 2024 are sourced to states that do not impose an income tax on financial institutions.

 

Given Company’s business activity, there were no State and local income tax, net of federal (national) income tax effect; Foreign tax effects; Effect of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period; Effect of cross-border tax laws; valuation allowances; unrecognized tax benefits.

Income taxes paid were as follows:

 

   For The Year Ended
December 31,
 
($ in thousands)  2025   2024 
         
Federal  $2,050   $417 
State and local   
-
    
-
 
Total  $2,050   $417 

 

The tax effects of temporary differences related to deferred taxes shown on the balance sheets are:

 

   For The Year Ended
December 31,
 
($ in thousands)  2025   2024 
Deferred tax assets          
Allowance for credit losses  $3,383   $3,170 
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities   5,710    8,037 
Capitalized research and development costs   
-
    102 
Accrued bonus   363    120 
Net operating loss   296    791 
Unearned loan fees   115    
-
 
Other   968    911 
    10,835    13,131 
Deferred tax liabilities          
Depreciation   (1,097)   (849)
Mortgage servicing rights   (3,203)   (3,122)
Purchase accounting adjustments   (1,964)   (1,475)
Prepaids   (457)   (434)
Net deferred loan costs   
-
    (31)
Section 475 MTM   (5,710)   (8,037)
FHLB stock dividends   (67)   (67)
    (12,498)   (14,015)
Net deferred tax liability  $(1,663)  $(884)

 

At December 31, 2024, the Company had $3.8 million in net operating losses. During 2025, the Company acquired Net Operating Losses with a remaining balance of $1.4 million. The Net Operating Losses is subject to an annual limitation of $171 thousand with no expiration period..

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 6, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 7, 2025
2023Mar 8, 2024
2022Mar 7, 2023
2021Mar 7, 2022
2020Mar 8, 2021

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.