The provision for income taxes and the difference between such provision for income taxes and the amount that would be expected using the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% in 2016 and 2017 and 21% in 2018 are presented below. All of our pre-tax income relates to operations in the United States.

	Years ended December 31,
	2016			2017			2018
	(In thousands)
Provision for income taxes:
Currently payable	$	5,621		$	5,736		$	5,064
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		(114	)		(1,775	)		86
Total	$	5,507		$	3,961		$	5,150
Expected tax expense, at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 35% in 2016 and 2017, 21% in 2018	$	5,588		$	6,007		$	4,300
Changes in federal tax rate, net		-			(1,861	)		-
State income taxes		388			235			812
Domestic production activities deduction		(495	)		(505	)		-
Other, net		26			85			38
Total	$	5,507		$	3,961		$	5,150

On December 22, 2017, H.R.1, formally known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (“2017 Tax Act”) was enacted into law. This tax legislation, among other changes, (i) reduced the federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018; (ii) eliminated the domestic production activities deduction beginning in 2018; and (iii) allows for the expensing of certain capital expenditures. Following the enactment of the 2017 Tax Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 118 to provide guidance on the accounting and reporting impacts of the 2017 Tax Act. SAB 118 required that companies account for changes related to the 2017 Tax Act in the period of enactment unless the impact of such changes could not be reasonably estimated. Where the use of estimated provisional amounts was necessary, SAB 118 provided for a measurement period of no longer than one year during which companies could adjust those amounts as additional information became available. Therefore, as required under GAAP, we revalued our net deferred tax liability associated with our net taxable temporary differences based on deferred tax balances as of the enactment date to reflect the effect of the reduction in the corporate income tax rate. Our temporary differences as of December 31, 2017 were not materially different from our temporary differences as of the enactment date, accordingly revaluation of our net taxable temporary differences was based on our net deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2017. Such revaluation resulted in a non-cash deferred income tax benefit of approximately $1.9 million recognized in continuing operations for the period ended December 31, 2017, reducing our net deferred income tax liability as of that date. During 2018 we finalized our analysis of the 2017 Tax Act and recorded an immaterial adjustment within the defined measurement period. See also Note 10 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

	December 31,
	2017			2018
	(In thousands)
Tax effect of temporary differences related to:
Inventories	$	347		$	356
Property and equipment		(2,796	)		(2,912	)
Accrued liabilities and other deductible differences		23			25
Accrued employee benefits		1,009			1,032
Goodwill		(1,691	)		(1,693	)
Other taxable differences		(4	)		(6	)
Total deferred tax liability	$	(3,112	)	$	(3,198	)

We and Contran file income tax returns in U.S. federal and various state and local jurisdictions. Our income tax returns prior to 2015 are generally considered closed to examination by applicable tax authorities.