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Note 9:   Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes includes these components:
     
Years Ended December 31,
 
     
2017
   
2016
 
Federal taxes currently payable
      $ 157         $ 148    
Federal deferred income taxes
        (239)           117    
Federal income tax (benefit) expense
      $ (82)         $ 265    
 
In lieu of state income taxes, the Company pays a franchise tax. Franchise tax for 2017 and 2016 was $108 and $96, respectively.
A reconciliation of federal income tax expense at the statutory rate to the Company’s actual federal income tax expense is shown below:
     
Years Ended December 31,
 
     
2017
   
2016
 
Computed at the statutory rate of 34%
      $ 88         $ 587    
Increase (decrease) resulting from                          
Tax-exempt BOLI income
        (16)           (16)    
Death benefit
                  (318)    
ESOP
        36              
Other
        5           12    
Tax reform adjustment
        (195)              
Actual federal income tax (benefit) expense
      $ (82)         $ 265    
 
The tax effects of temporary differences related to the deferred federal tax liability shown on the balance sheets were:
     
December 31,
 
     
2017
   
2016
 
Deferred tax assets                          
Allowance for loan losses
      $ 248         $ 386    
Deferred compensation
        190           226    
Charitable contributions
        96              
Valuation on foreclosed assets
                  9    
Other assets
        16           6    
          550           627    
Deferred tax liabilities                          
FHLB stock basis difference
        (87)           (140)    
Depreciation
        (113)           (124)    
FHLB lender risk account receivable
        (665)           (917)    
          (865)           (1,181)    
Net deferred federal tax liability
      $ (315)         $ (554)    
 
Retained earnings at December 31, 2017 and 2016, includes approximately $559, for which no deferred federal income tax liability has been recognized. This amount represents an allocation of income to bad debt deductions for tax purposes only. Reduction of amounts so allocated for purposes other than tax bad debt losses or adjustments arising from carryback of net operating losses would create income for tax purposes only, which would be subject to the then-current corporate income tax rate. The deferred federal income tax liabilities on the preceding amount that would have been recorded if they were expected to reverse into taxable income in the foreseeable future was approximately $190 at December 31, 2017 and 2016.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Act”) was enacted on December 22, 2017. Among other changes, the Tax Act reduces the US Federal corporate tax rate from 34% to 21% For deferred tax assets and liabilities, amounts were remeasured based on the rates expected to reverse in the future, which is now 21%. As a result, the Company realized a reduction in income tax expense of  $195 recognized for the year ended December 31, 2017.