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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
INCOME TAXES  
Schedule of components of income taxes

Income tax expense consisted of the following (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31, 

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

Current

 

  

 

  

 

  

Federal

$

20,729

$

21,503

$

27,311

State and local

 

12,464

 

10,947

 

14,162

Total current

 

33,193

 

32,450

 

41,473

Deferred

 

  

 

  

 

  

Federal

 

(1,479)

 

(2,662)

 

(1,919)

State and local

 

(1,319)

 

(138)

 

(2,081)

Total deferred

 

(2,798)

 

(2,800)

 

(4,000)

Total income tax expense

$

30,395

$

29,650

$

37,473

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

At December 31, 

    

2024

    

2023

Deferred tax assets:

 

  

 

  

Allowance for credit losses

$

19,208

$

17,219

Lease liabilities

15,555

13,793

Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale

23,063

23,098

Off balance sheet reserves

 

382

 

351

Restricted stock

 

1,822

 

1,666

Tangible asset

 

 

3

Other

 

136

 

147

Total gross deferred tax assets

 

60,166

 

56,277

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

  

 

  

Right of use lease asset

14,269

12,550

Depreciation and amortization

 

3,190

 

4,024

Net unrealized gain on interest rate derivatives

147

 

825

Prepaid assets

1,181

 

748

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

 

18,787

 

18,147

Net deferred tax asset, included in other assets

$

41,379

$

38,130

Schedule of reconciliation of statutory federal income tax rate

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s statutory federal income tax rate to its effective tax rate (in thousands):

For the year ended December 31, 

2024

2023

2022

Tax expense/

Tax expense/

Tax expense/

    

(benefit)

    

Rate

    

(benefit)

    

Rate

    

(benefit)

    

Rate

    

Pretax income at statutory rates

$

20,367

 

21.00

%  

$

22,453

 

21.00

%  

$

20,349

 

21.00

%  

State and local taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

 

8,804

 

9.08

 

8,539

 

7.99

 

9,544

 

9.85

Nondeductible expenses

 

1,780

 

1.84

 

(940)

 

(0.88)

 

8,175

 

8.44

Equity compensation

(1,063)

(0.99)

(302)

(0.31)

Tax-exempt income, net

 

(103)

 

(0.11)

 

(104)

 

(0.10)

 

(106)

 

(0.11)

Other

 

(453)

 

(0.47)

 

765

 

0.71

 

(187)

 

(0.20)

Effective income tax expense/rate

$

30,395

 

31.34

%  

$

29,650

 

27.73

%  

$

37,473

 

38.67

%