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Note 16 - Deferred Compensation Plan | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Deferred Compensation Plan [Abstract] |
Deferred Compensation Plan [Text Block] | (1 6) Deferred Compensation Plan Colony Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary, has deferred compensation plans covering certain former directors and certain officers choosing to participate through individual deferred compensation contracts. In accordance with terms of the contracts, the Bank is committed to pay the participant’s deferred compensation over a specified number of years, beginning at age 65. In the event of a participant’s death before age 65, payments are made to the participant’s named beneficiary over a specified number of years, beginning on the first day of the month following the death of the participant. Liabilities accrued under the plans totaled $906,259 and $845,192 as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Benefit payments under the contracts were $131,652 in 2015 and $112,605 in 2014. Provisions charged to operations totaled $196,869 in 2015, $69,653 in 2014 and $75,777 in 2013. The Company has purchased life insurance policies on the plans’ participants and uses the cash flow from these policies to partially fund the plan. Fee income recognized with these plans totaled $174,675 in 2015, $167,911 in 2014 and $164,073 in 2013. In addition death benefits recognized as income totaled $137,058 in 2015.

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- Definition Disclosure of pension and other postretirement benefit arrangements with individual employees, which are generally based on employment contracts between the entity and one or more selected officers or key employees, and which contain a promise by the employer to pay certain amounts at designated future dates. Disclosure also typically includes the amount of related compensation expense recognized during the reporting period and the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the related liability. + References No definition available. + Details
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