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INCOME TAXES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES

15.          INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense for the dates indicated consisted of the following:

Year Ended December 31,

    

2020

    

2019

    

2018

Current income tax expense:

Federal

$

3,718

$

4,813

$

3,157

State

 

2,487

 

2,935

 

2,299

Total current tax expense

6,205

7,748

5,456

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense:

Federal

(895)

(938)

517

State

(807)

(437)

23

Total deferred tax (benefit) expense

(1,702)

(1,375)

540

Total income tax expense

$

4,503

$

6,373

$

5,996

Income tax expense results in effective tax rates that differ from the statutory federal income tax rate for the years indicated as follows:

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

 

    

Amount

    

Rate%

    

Amount

    

Rate%

    

Amount

    

Rate%

 

Federal statutory tax rate

$

3,828

 

21.00

%  

$

5,000

 

21.00

%  

$

4,303

 

21.00

%  

State statutory tax rate, net of federal effective tax rate

 

1,327

 

7.28

 

1,963

 

8.29

 

1,835

 

8.95

Tax exempt interest

 

(81)

 

(0.44)

 

(76)

 

(0.32)

 

(51)

 

(0.25)

Bank owned life insurance

 

(137)

 

(0.75)

 

(132)

 

(0.56)

 

(190)

 

(0.93)

Acquisition expenses

 

67

 

0.37

 

147

 

0.62

 

30

 

0.14

Other

 

(501)

 

(2.75)

 

(529)

 

(2.23)

 

69

 

0.35

Total income tax expense

$

4,503

 

24.70

%  

$

6,373

 

26.80

%  

$

5,996

 

29.26

%  

The Company is subject to federal income tax and state franchise tax. Federal income tax returns for the years ended on or after December 31, 2017 are open to audit by the federal authorities and California, Colorado and New Mexico returns for the years ended on or after December 31, 2016 are open to audit by state authorities.

Deferred tax assets at the dates indicated, included as a component of interest receivable and other assets in the consolidated balance sheets consisted of the following:

    

December 31, 

    

December 31, 

2020

2019

Deferred tax assets

 

  

 

  

Net operating loss carryforward

$

3,585

$

3,337

Salary continuation plan

 

1,153

 

1,066

Allowance for loan losses

 

5,032

 

2,157

Stock based compensation

 

449

 

377

Lease liability

 

3,545

 

4,546

Other liabilities

420

549

Other

 

1,218

 

1,205

Total deferred tax assets

 

15,402

 

13,237

Deferred tax liabilities

 

  

 

  

Mark to market adjustment

 

(1,953)

 

(1,036)

Depreciation

 

-

 

(169)

ROU assets

 

(3,465)

 

(4,456)

FHLB stock dividend

 

(248)

 

(247)

Unrealized gain on AFS securities

 

(1,087)

 

(512)

Other

 

(767)

 

(895)

Total deferred tax liability

 

(7,520)

 

(7,315)

Deferred tax assets, net

$

7,882

$

5,922

The utilization of the net operating losses (“NOLs”) is subject to an annual limit pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. The amount of the annual limitations for Federal and California Franchise Tax purpose is $1.3 million and if not fully utilized, the NOLs will begin to expire in 2028. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods during which the deferred tax assets are expected to be deductible, Management believes it is more likely than not we will realize the benefit of the remaining deferred tax assets. Accordingly, no valuation allowance has been established as of December 31, 2020 or 2019. At December 31, 2020, Federal, California and Colorado NOLs included in the deferred tax asset totaled $12.5 million, $9.9 million and $3.2 million, respectively.

The CARES Act, among other things, permits NOL carryovers and carrybacks to offset 100% of taxable income for taxable years beginning before 2021. In addition, the CARES Act allows NOLs incurred in 2018, 2019, and 2020 to be carried back to each of the five preceding taxable years to generate a refund of previously paid income taxes. The Company evaluated the impact of the CARES Act and determined that none of the changes would result in a material income tax benefit to the Company. On December 27, 2020, the CAA, 2021 was signed into law which extends several provisions of the CARES Act. As of December 31, 2020, the Company determined that neither the CAA, 2021 nor any other changes to income tax laws or regulations in other jurisdictions had a significant impact on the Company’s effective tax rate.

During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not recognize any interest and penalties. The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.