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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
INCOME TAXES  
Schedule of allocation of federal and state income tax between current and deferred portion

Years Ended December 31, (in thousands)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

Current expense:

Federal

$

24,962

$

22,015

$

24,537

State

 

6,396

 

5,237

 

5,939

Deferred expense:

Federal

(4,232)

(3,329)

(4,273)

State

 

(794)

 

(1,084)

 

(464)

Total

$

26,332

$

22,839

$

25,739

Schedule of effective tax rate that differs from that computed at the federal statutory rate

Years Ended December 31, 

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

    

Federal corporate tax rate

 

21.00

%  

21.00

%  

21.00

%

Effect of:

State taxes, net of federal benefit

 

3.47

2.90

3.70

Low-income housing and R&D tax credits

 

(3.12)

(2.67)

(1.88)

Nontaxable income

 

(1.03)

(1.38)

(1.00)

Tax benefit of vesting employee benefits

(0.11)

(0.06)

(0.01)

Other, net

 

0.41

0.38

0.22

Effective tax rate

 

20.62

20.17

22.03

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

December 31, (in thousands)

    

2024

    

2023

Deferred tax assets:

Allowance for credit losses

$

22,944

$

20,654

Operating lease liabilities

9,261

8,940

Accrued expenses

 

7,306

 

6,285

Net operating loss carryforward(1)

 

1,012

 

1,191

Acquisition fair value adjustments

54

55

Other-than-temporary impairment

 

689

 

582

Fair value of cash flow hedges

 

162

 

R&D Capitalization

 

5,923

 

4,492

Unrealized investment security losses

4,584

6,803

Other

 

2,303

 

2,337

Total deferred tax assets

 

54,238

 

51,339

Deferred tax liabilities:

Right of use assets - operating leases

(9,027)

(8,726)

Depreciation and amortization

(2,996)

(2,805)

Federal Home Loan Bank dividends

 

(751)

 

(757)

Deferred loan costs

 

(2,556)

 

(2,732)

Lease Financing Receivables

(2,802)

(3,058)

Mortgage servicing rights

 

(1,740)

 

(1,864)

Other

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

(19,872)

 

(19,942)

Less: Valuation allowance

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

$

34,366

$

31,397

(1)The Company has federal and state net operating loss carryforwards (acquired in its 2016 Cornerstone acquisition) of $4.4 million (federal) and $2.0 million (state). These carryforwards begin to expire in 2030 for both federal and state purposes. The use of these federal and state carryforwards is each limited under IRC Section 382 to $722,000 annually for federal and $634,000 annually for state. Finally, the Company has state AMT credit carryforwards of $15,000 with no expiration date.
Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits

Years Ended December 31, (in thousands)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

Balance, beginning of period

$

2,862

$

2,866

$

2,191

Additions based on tax related to the current period

 

319

 

280

 

950

Additions for tax positions of prior periods

 

2

 

36

 

Reductions due to the statute of limitations

 

(384)

 

(320)

 

(275)

Balance, end of period

$

2,799

$

2,862

$

2,866

Schedule of amount of interest and penalties

Years Ended December 31, (in thousands)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

Interest and penalties recorded in the income statement as a component of income tax expense

$

(68)

$

314

$

72

Interest and penalties accrued on balance sheet

 

1,096

 

1,163

 

849