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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 12. Income Taxes

Income tax expense in the consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, includes the following (in thousands):

    

2024

    

2023

2022

Current tax expense

 

  

 

  

Federal

$

8,717

$

5,632

$

10,412

State

 

481

 

692

 

2,029

Deferred tax expense related to:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Federal

 

(380)

 

1,100

 

(407)

State

 

500

 

209

 

(148)

Total income tax expense

$

9,318

$

7,633

$

11,886

The income tax expense is different from the expected tax expense computed by multiplying income before income tax expense by the statutory income tax rate of 21%. The reasons for this difference are as follows (in thousands):

    

2024

    

2023

2022

Federal income tax expense computed at the statutory rate

$

9,546

$

7,607

$

11,531

State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit

 

775

 

712

 

1,486

Nondeductible acquisition expenses

 

 

 

1

Tax-exempt interest

 

(683)

 

(419)

 

(624)

Bank-owned life insurance

(521)

(413)

(389)

Tax benefit from stock options

 

(26)

 

(68)

 

(170)

Other

 

227

 

214

 

51

Total income tax expense

$

9,318

$

7,633

$

11,886

The components of the net deferred tax asset, which are included in Other Assets in the consolidated balance sheets, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, were as follows (in thousands):

    

2024

    

2023

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

  

  

Allowance for loan losses

 

$

9,029

$

9,075

Unfunded commitments

636

618

Fair value adjustments

 

1,211

 

1,584

Unrealized losses on investment securities

 

7,969

 

8,514

Unrealized losses on hedges

274

508

Other real estate owned

 

13

 

9

Deferred compensation

 

1,758

 

1,132

Lease liability

 

3,204

 

2,667

Federal net operating loss carryforward

 

3,713

 

4,024

Other

 

1,502

 

1,992

Total deferred tax assets

 

29,309

 

30,123

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

  

 

  

Accumulated depreciation

 

2,384

 

2,451

Core deposit intangible

 

1,226

 

1,774

Right of use asset

 

3,071

 

2,561

Other

 

1,221

 

1,031

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

7,902

 

7,817

Net deferred tax asset

$

21,407

$

22,306

At December 31, 2024, the Company has a federal net operating loss carryforward recorded of approximately $17.7 million acquired with the acquisition of Sevier County Bancshares, Inc.  The net operating loss is subject to Section 382 limitations. The federal net operating loss will begin to expire in 2031. The income tax returns of the Company for 2023, 2022, and 2021 are subject to examination by the federal and state taxing authorities, generally for three years after they were filed.