7. INCOME TAXES:

The components of income tax expense from operations for fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018 consisted of the following:


	2019		2018
Current: Federal	$	1,139,927	$	1,294,253
Current: State		428,501		423,209
		1,568,428		1,717,462
Deferred: Federal		34,466		(470,166)
Deferred: State		6,106		(83,296)
		40,572		(553,462)
Income tax expense	$	1,609,000	$	1,164,000

The difference between the Company’s income tax expense in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and that which would be calculated using the statutory income tax rate of approximately 21% and 24% for fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, respectively, on income before income taxes is as follows:


	2019		2018
Tax at statutory rate	$	1,010,517	$	1,160,247
Nondeductible business expenses		226,670		405,996
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		332,931		513,241
Change in deferred tax rate		—		(778,000)
Other		38,882		(137,484)
	$	1,609,000	$	1,164,000

Temporary differences between the financial statement carrying balances and tax basis of assets and liabilities giving rise to a net deferred tax assets (liabilities) at September 2019 and September 2018 relates to the following:


	2019		2018
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	215,925	$	210,734
Accrued expenses		796,542		779,282
Inventory		452,192		272,946
Intangible assets		71,849		—
Other		23,237		23,237
Net operating loss carry forwards - federal		63,983		92,421
Net operating loss carry forwards - state		723,306		697,013
Total gross deferred tax assets		2,347,034		2,075,633
Less: Valuation allowance		(723,306)		(697,013)
Total net deferred tax assets		1,623,728		1,378,620
Deferred tax liabilities:
Trade discounts		375,172		285,439
Property and equipment		2,150,130		1,361,508
Goodwill		921,799		921,799
Intangible assets		—		592,675
Total deferred tax liabilities		3,447,101		3,161,421
Total net deferred income tax liability	$	1,823,373	$	1,782,801

The Company’s fiscal 2018 income tax rate and results of operations were impacted by the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Tax Reform Act”), which was signed into law on December 22, 2017. Among the numerous provisions included in the Tax Reform Act was a reduction in the corporate federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%. The Company applied the newly enacted corporate federal income tax rate during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 resulting in an income tax benefit of approximately $0.8 million, primarily related to the application of the new lower income tax rates to net long term deferred tax liabilities recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. The application of the Tax Reform Act also resulted in blended federal income tax rate of approximately 24% for fiscal 2018, reflecting a portion of the fiscal year at both the old and new federal income tax rates.

At September 2019, the Company had a $0.1 million noncurrent deferred tax asset related to federal net operating loss carryforwards. These federal net operating loss carryforwards totaled approximately $0.3 million and were primarily attributable to the Company’s fiscal 2002 purchase of Hawaiian Natural Water Company, Inc. (“HNWC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The utilization of HNWC’s net operating losses is limited by Internal Revenue Code Section 382 to approximately $0.1 million per year through 2022.

The Company had a valuation allowance of approximately $0.7 million at both September 2019 and September 2018, against certain state net operating losses, which more likely than not will not be utilized. The Company had no material unrecognized tax benefits, interest, or penalties during fiscal 2019 or fiscal 2018, and the Company does not anticipate any such items during the next twelve months. The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties directly related to income taxes as income tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. and various states and the tax years 2016 and forward remain open under U.S. and state statutes.