Note 11 – Income Taxes

 

Principal components of income tax expense as reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income are as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Current tax expense

 

$

4,469

 

 

$

3,923

 

Deferred tax expense

 

 

352

 

 

 

10

 

Provision for income taxes

 

$

4,821

 

 

$

3,933

 

 

Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 differed from the federal statutory rate applied to income before income taxes for the following reasons:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Federal statutory rate

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

 

Amount

 

 

Percent

 

Income tax at federal statutory rates

 

$

5,057

 

 

 

21.00

%

 

$

4,389

 

 

 

21.00

%

State income taxes, net of federal income tax effect

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.00

%

Investments in qualified housing projects

 

 

(51

)

 

 

-0.21

%

 

 

(141

)

 

 

-0.67

%

Nontaxable or nondeductible items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax exempt income net of interest expense disallowance

 

 

(70

)

 

 

-0.29

%

 

 

(38

)

 

 

-0.18

%

Bank-owned life insurance

 

 

(261

)

 

 

-1.08

%

 

 

(243

)

 

 

-1.16

%

Stock options

 

 

6

 

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

35

 

 

 

0.17

%

Other items, net

 

 

140

 

 

 

0.58

%

 

 

(69

)

 

 

-0.33

%

Total

 

$

4,821

 

 

 

20.02

%

 

$

3,933

 

 

 

18.82

%

 

The Company paid $4.4 million and $3.6 million respectively, in Federal income taxes for the years ended 2025 and 2024. No payments were made to state or local jurisdictions.

 

The Corporation's net deferred income taxes totaled $12.1 million and $15.4 million at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 respectively. The tax effects of each type of significant item that gave rise to deferred taxes are:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

$

1,851

 

 

$

1,874

 

Acquisition accounting

 

 

998

 

 

 

1,425

 

Fixed assets

 

 

845

 

 

 

971

 

Nonaccrual loan interest

 

 

48

 

 

 

30

 

Stock option/grant expense

 

 

119

 

 

 

125

 

Home equity closing costs

 

 

106

 

 

 

93

 

Deferred loan fees

 

 

609

 

 

 

652

 

Securities available for sale unrealized loss

 

 

8,152

 

 

 

11,128

 

         Total deferred tax assets

 

$

12,728

 

 

$

16,298

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

$

501

 

 

$

721

 

 Trust preferred

 

 

120

 

 

 

130

 

   Right-of-use assets

 

 

34

 

 

 

34

 

   Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

 

(6

)

 

 

6

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

649

 

 

 

891

 

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

12,079

 

 

$

15,407

 

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Mar 27, 2026Showing above
2024Mar 28, 2025
2023Mar 28, 2024
2022Mar 29, 2023
2021Mar 25, 2022
2020Mar 19, 2021
2019Mar 12, 2020
2018Mar 15, 2019
2017Mar 27, 2018
2016Mar 27, 2017
2015Mar 30, 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.