Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, as well as in the majority of states. As of September 30, 2021, the Company has a net deferred tax asset of $8.4 million, which includes $1.3 million of state net operating loss carry-forwards, expiring in the tax years of 2029-2031. The Company believes that it is more likely than not that the benefit from only certain state NOL carry-forwards will not be realized and therefore has provided a valuation allowance of $1.1 million against the deferred tax assets relating to these NOL carry-forwards. The Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $3.4 million as of September 30, 2021. If recognized, the unrecognized tax benefit would reduce the 2021 annual effective tax rate by 0.56%.

The Company's consolidated effective tax rate as a percentage of pre-tax income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was 24.7%, as compared to (4.4)% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The effective tax rate increased from the prior year primarily due to the impairment of non-deductible goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Additionally, the effective tax rates differed from the statutory rate principally because of state taxes, non-taxable income arising from bank-owned life insurance, income on tax-exempt investment securities and tax credits arising from low-income housing investments.