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FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

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FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES [Abstract]  
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
NOTE 9 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
 
Income tax expense (benefit) was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2012
 
 
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
$
13
  
 
$
(2
)
Deferred (benefit) expense
 
 
(13
)
 
 
2
 
 
 
$
---
 
 
$
---
 
 
The difference between the financial statement tax expense (benefit) and amount computed by applying the statutory federal tax rate to pretax income was reconciled as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
   
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2012
 
 
Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2011
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
Statutory rate
  
 
35
%
 
 
35
%
Statutory rate applied to income before taxes
  
$
1,570
 
 
$
452
  
Add (deduct)
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
Change in valuation allowance
  
 
(1,473
)
 
 
(355
)
Tax-exempt interest income
  
 
(12
)
 
 
---
  
Bank-owned life insurance
  
 
(78
)
 
 
(75
)
Other, net
  
 
(7
)
 
 
(22
)
   
$
---
    
$
---
  

The realization of deferred tax assets (net of a recorded valuation allowance) 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.
 
We established an $18.0 million valuation allowance on deferred tax assets in 2009 based primarily on the Company's net operating losses for 2009 and 2008. As a result of losses incurred in 2010, the Company increased the valuation allowance to $25.6 million at December 31, 2010. At December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, a valuation allowance of $24.0 million and $22.6 million, respectively, was maintained as the Company continued to face a challenging economic environment currently confronting banks that could negatively impact future operating results. The valuation allowance may be reversed to income in future periods to the extent that the related deferred tax assets are realized or when the Company returns to consistent, sustained profitability.
 
The net deferred tax asset recorded included the following amounts of deferred tax assets and liabilities (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
March 31,
2012
 
 
December 31,
2011
 
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
 
$
10,308
 
 
$
11,074
 
Nonaccrual loan interest
 
 
880
 
 
 
839
 
Valuation allowance on other real estate owned
 
 
6,108
 
 
 
6,029
 
Net operating loss carryforward
 
 
6,775
 
 
 
7,673
 
Other
 
 
1,147
 
 
 
1,137
 
Gross deferred tax assets
 
 
25,218
 
 
 
26,752
 
Valuation allowance
 
 
(22,566
)
 
 
(24,026
)
Total net deferred tax assets
 
 
2,652
 
 
 
2,726
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
Depreciation
 
 
(1,710
)
 
 
(1,758
)
Purchase accounting adjustments
 
 
---
  
 
 
(22
)
Unrealized gain on securities available for sale
 
 
(191
)
 
 
(204
)
Prepaid expenses
 
 
(407
)
 
 
(407
)
Other
 
 
(344
)
 
 
(335
)
Gross deferred tax liabilities
 
 
(2,652
)
 
 
(2,726
)
Net deferred tax asset
 
$
---
 
 
$
---
 
 
At March 31, 2012, we had federal net operating loss carry forwards of $19.4 million that expire through 2030.
 
There were no unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011 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 examination by the Internal Revenue Service for years before 2008.