Entity information:
(16) Income Taxes

Allocation of Federal and state income tax benefit between current and deferred portions is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Current      Deferred      Total  

Year Ended December 31, 2016:

        

Federal

   $ 33      $ 119      $ 152  

State

     —          25        25  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income tax expense

   $ 33      $ 144      $ 177  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2015:

        

Federal

   $ (731    $ (1,260    $ (1,991

State

     (107      (223    $ (330
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income tax benefit

   $ (838    $ (1,483    $ (2,321
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The reasons for the differences between the statutory Federal income tax rate and the effective tax rate are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2016     2015  
     Amount      %     Amount      %  

Income taxes (benefit) at Federal statutory rate

   $ 46        34.0   $ (1,547      (34.0 %) 

Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:

          

State taxes, net of Federal tax benefit

     17        12.7     (218      (4.8 %) 

Officer’s life insurance

     (116      (86.6 %)      (747      (16.4 %) 

Merger Costs

     159        118.7     118        2.6

Other, net

     71        53.3     73        1.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 177        132.1   $ (2,321      (51.0 %) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below (in thousands):

 

     At December 31,  
     2016      2015  

Deferred tax assets:

     

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 727      $ 879  

Net operating loss carryforwards

     3,566        4,029  

Deferred compensation

     868        858  

Deferred loan fees

     49        111  

Alternative minimum tax credits

     257        224  

Accrued interest income

     188        143  

Fair Market Value adjustments

     50        —    

Unrealized loss on Securities AFS

     625        66  

Other

     397        247  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets

     6,727        6,557  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Premises and equipment

     (67      (18

Fair Market Value adjustments

     —          (113
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

     (67      (131
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 6,660      $ 6,426  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

At December 31, 2016, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $9.2 million available to offset future taxable income. These carryforwards will begin to expire as follows:

 

Year

   Amount  

2034

   $ 3,687  

2035

     5,542  
  

 

 

 
   $ 9,229  
  

 

 

 

The Company performs periodic evaluations on the deferred tax asset to determine if a valuation allowance is necessary. The analysis weighs positive evidence against negative evidence to determine if it is more likely than not to recognize the future benefit of the deferred tax asset. The Company’s analysis includes internal forecasts that demonstrate the Company’s ability to fully utilize the deferred tax asset prior to the expiration of the related net operating loss periods discussed above. The Company’s internal forecasts include growth assumptions relating to loans, noninterest income and noninterest expense, as well as estimating loan losses and other nonrecurring items. Management determined that a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset was not necessary at December 31, 2016 or 2015.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the State of Florida. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2013.