Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 9 - Income Taxes

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Note 9 - Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 9: Income Taxes

 

Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, is summarized as follows:

 

      Year Ended December 31,  
   

2023

   

2022

 
      (Dollars in thousands)

Current expense (benefit)

               

Federal

  $ 9     $ (133 )

State

           

Total current expense (benefit)

    9       (133 )
                 

Deferred (benefit) expense

    (1,150 )     64  

Change in valuation allowance

    2,140       215  

Total deferred expense

    990       279  

Total income tax expense

  $ 999     $ 146  

 

The difference between the income tax expense shown on the statements of income and the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes is primarily due to tax-exempt income, the change in valuation allowance, and the adjustment of deferred taxes for enacted changes in tax laws. The provision for income taxes differs from that computed are as follows:

 

   

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

(Loss) Income before income tax expense

  $ (2,958 )   $ 173  

Tax benefit (expense) at statutory federal rate of 21% applied to income before income tax benefit (expense)

    621       (36 )

State income tax benefit (expense), net of federal effect

    222       (13 )

Tax-exempt security and loan income, net of TEFRA adjustments

    77       83  

BOLI

    40       37  

Change in valuation allowance

    (2,140 )     (150 )

Other

    181       (67 )

Total income tax expense

  $ (999 )   $ (146 )

Effective tax rate

    (33.8 )%     (84.4 )%

 

The tax effects of existing temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2023 and 2022, are as follows:

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
   

2023

   

2022

 
    (Dollars in thousands)  

Deferred tax assets

               

Allowance for credit losses

  $ 339     $ 178  

Deferred compensation

    556       481  

Retirement plans

    181       55  

Premises held for sale impairment

    101       101  

Unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale

    3,279       4,435  

Federal net operating loss carryforwards

    1,042       358  

Other

    15       38  

State net operating loss carryforwards

    532       371  

Gross deferred tax assets

    6,045       6,017  

Valuation allowance

    (2,661 )     (521 )

Net deferred tax assets

    3,384       5,496  

Deferred tax liabilities

               

FHLB stock dividends

    (101 )     (101 )

Accumulated depreciation

    (4 )     (80 )

Deferred tax liabilities

    (105 )     (181 )

Net deferred tax asset

  $ 3,279     $ 5,315  

 

The Bank does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly in the next twelve months. Gross Federal net operating losses (NOL) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 are $5.0 million, and $1.7 million, respectively. A portion of the Federal NOL, related to charitable contributions, totaling $1.3 million, as of December 31, 2023, will expire in 2027. The remainder of the Federal NOL does not expire. During 2023, management assessed the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. A significant piece of objective negative evidence evaluated is the cumulative taxable loss incurred over the four-year period ended December 31, 2023. Such objective evidence limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence, such as our projections for future growth.

 

On the basis of this evaluation, as of December 31, 2023, a full valuation allowance of $2.1 million on Federal NOLs and other temporary differences, other than those arising from the unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale, has been recorded to recognize only the portion of the deferred tax asset that is more likely than not to be realized. 

 

NOL carryforwards for state income tax purposes were approximately $5.6 million and $3.9 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and will begin expiring in 2024. Due to the uncertainty that the Bank will be able to generate future state taxable income sufficient to utilize the net operating loss carryforwards, a full valuation allowance of $532,000 has been recorded on the related deferred tax asset.

 

There were no uncertain tax positions outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 2022. As of December 31, 2023, tax years remaining open for State of Illinois and Wisconsin were 2019 through 2022. Federal tax years that remained open were 2020 through 2022. As of December 31, 2023, there were also no unrecognized tax benefits that are expected to significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months.