Entity information:

(9) Income Taxes

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), which was enacted on December 22, 2017, made key changes to the U.S. tax law, including the reduction of the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 34% to 21%. As ASC 740, Income Taxes, requires the effects of changes in tax rates and laws on deferred tax balances to be recognized in the period in which the legislation is enacted, the Company remeasured its deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the rates at which they are expected to reverse in the future, which is 21%. The deferred tax expense recorded related to the remeasurement of net deferred tax assets was $545 thousand.  Additionally, the deferred tax effects on the unrealized holding losses for available for sale securities was also remeasured as a component of deferred income tax expense in the amount of $333 thousand.

The components of income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Current

 

$

3,360

 

 

$

2,818

 

Deferred

 

 

281

 

 

 

686

 

Change in federal income tax rate

 

 

878

 

 

 

 

 

Total income tax expense

 

$

4,519

 

 

$

3,504

 

 

The difference between income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before taxes for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Net income before taxes

 

$

12,814

 

 

$

11,407

 

Statutory federal tax rate

 

 

34

%

 

 

34

%

Tax on income at statutory federal tax rate

 

 

4,357

 

 

 

3,878

 

Increase (decrease) resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal income tax benefit of state income taxes

 

 

(156

)

 

 

(141

)

Tax exempt income on loans

 

 

(82

)

 

 

(69

)

Tax exempt income on investments

 

 

(384

)

 

 

(377

)

Tax exempt income from bank-owned life insurance

 

 

(144

)

 

 

(146

)

Tax exempt death benefits from bank-owned life insurance

 

 

(226

)

 

 

-

 

Nondeductible expenses

 

 

66

 

 

 

71

 

Change in federal income tax rate

 

 

878

 

 

 

-

 

State income tax

 

 

460

 

 

 

399

 

Other

 

 

(250

)

 

 

(111

)

Total

 

$

4,519

 

 

$

3,504

 

 

The following summarizes the components of deferred taxes at December 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands).

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans and allowance for loan losses

 

$

1,517

 

 

$

2,627

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

-

 

 

 

329

 

Deferred compensation

 

 

282

 

 

 

326

 

Unrealized losses on investment securities available-

   for-sale

 

 

709

 

 

 

1,259

 

Other

 

 

497

 

 

 

690

 

Total deferred tax assets

 

 

3,005

 

 

 

5,231

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Core deposit intangible

 

 

(391

)

 

 

(782

)

Depreciation

 

 

(602

)

 

 

(951

)

Other

 

 

(35

)

 

 

(146

)

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(1,028

)

 

 

(1,879

)

Net deferred income tax assets

 

$

1,977

 

 

$

3,352