Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Note 9 - Federal Income Taxes

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Note 9 - Federal Income Taxes
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 9 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

 

Income tax expense was as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

   

Three Months

    

Three Months

    

Nine Months

    

Nine Months

  
   

Ended

    

Ended

    

Ended

    

Ended

  
   

September 30,

    

September 30,

    

September 30,

    

September 30,

  
   

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

  

Current

   $ 2,654     $ 2,436     $ 7,921     $ 4,787  

Deferred

     154       52       336       585  
    $ 2,808     $ 2,488     $ 8,257     $ 5,372  

 

The difference between the financial statement tax expense and amount computed by applying the statutory federal tax rate to pretax income was reconciled as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

   

Three Months

    

Three Months

    

Nine Months

    

Nine Months

  
   

Ended

    

Ended

    

Ended

    

Ended

  
   

September 30,

    

September 30,

    

September 30,

    

September 30,

  
   

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

  

Statutory rate

     21 %     21 %     21 %     21 %

Statutory rate applied to income before taxes

   $ 2,986     $ 2,632     $ 8,817     $ 5,877  

Deduct

                                

Tax-exempt interest income

     (114 )     (137 )     (362 )     (434 )

Bank-owned life insurance

     (51 )     (45 )     (139 )     (144 )

Other, net

     (13 )     38       (59 )     73  
    $ 2,808     $ 2,488     $ 8,257     $ 5,372  

 

The realization of deferred tax assets is largely dependent upon future taxable income, future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and the ability to carryback losses to available tax years. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider positive and negative evidence, including taxable income in carry-back years, scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, expected future taxable income and tax planning strategies. Management believes it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax assets at September 30, 2023 will be realized against deferred tax liabilities and projected future taxable income.

 

 

 

The net deferred tax asset recorded included the following amounts of deferred tax assets and liabilities (dollars in thousands):

 

   

September 30,

    

December 31,

  
   

2023

    

2022

  

Deferred tax assets

                

Allowance for credit losses

   $ 3,570     $ 3,210  

Net deferred loan fees

     —       —  

Nonaccrual loan interest

     13       12  

Valuation allowance on other real estate owned

     —       —  

Unrealized loss on securities available for sale and transferred to held to maturity

     8,921       8,394  

Other

     388       257  

Gross deferred tax assets

     12,892       11,873  

Valuation allowance

     —       —  

Total net deferred tax assets

     12,892       11,873  

Deferred tax liabilities

                

Depreciation

     (1,032 )     (1,098 )

Net deferred loan fees

     (15 )     (309 )

Prepaid expenses

     (303 )     (21 )

Other

     (1,316 )     (733 )

Gross deferred tax liabilities

     (2,666 )     (2,161 )

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 10,226     $ 9,712  

 

There were no unrecognized tax benefits at September 30, 2023 or  December 31, 2022 and the Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly increase or decrease in the next twelve months. The Company is no longer subject to audit by the Internal Revenue Service for years before 2020.