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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income tax expense reconciliation

Income tax expense differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory rate on book income subject to tax for the following reasons:

 

   (Thousands of Dollars)
   Years Ended December 31,
   2018  2017  2016
Income Tax at Statutory Rate  $7,009   $11,868   $12,007 
Tax Effect of:               
  Utility Plant Related   422   (1,016)   (1,059)
  Tangible Property Repairs   (7,763)        
  State Income Taxes – Net   1,207    895    770 
  Tax Act   —      (610)   —   
  Other   49    (37)   17 
Total Income Tax Expense  $924   $11,100   $11,735 
Income tax expense

Income tax expense is comprised of the following:

 

   (Thousands of Dollars)
   Years Ended December 31,
   2018  2017  2016
Current:         
   Federal  $(188)  $2,090   $7,305 
   State   2,073    1,066    877 
Deferred:               
   Federal   (338)   7,713    3,325 
   State   (545)   310    307 
   Investment Tax Credits   (78)   (79)   (79)
Total Income Tax Expense  $924   $11,100   $11,735 
Deferred tax liability

The components of the net deferred tax liability are as follows:

 

   (Thousands of Dollars)
   December 31,
   2018  2017
Utility Plant Related  $44,777   $41,259 
Customer Advances   (3,702)   (3,749)
Employee Benefits   5,490    4,903 
Investment Tax Credits (ITC)   596    675 
Other   109    72 
Total Deferred Tax Liability and ITC  $47,270   $43,160