Note 12 — Income Taxes

The current and deferred amounts of income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, are as follows:

	2013		2012		2011
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Current:
Federal	$	5,658	$	5,506	$	3,818
State		87		259		187
Subtotal		5,745		5,765		4,005
Deferred:
Federal		1,906		1,085		2,157
State		(167)		827		1,249
Subtotal		1,739		1,912		3,406
Income tax expense	$	7,484	$	7,677	$	7,411

Reconciliation between the amount of reported income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the statutory Federal income tax rate is as follows:

	2013			2012			2011
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Income before income tax expense	$	27,409		$	25,184		$	21,337
Federal statutory rate		35	%		35	%		35	%
Computed “expected” Federal income tax expense		9,593			8,814			7,468
State tax, net of Federal tax benefit		(53)			706			933
Bank owned life insurance		(477)			(356)			(363)
Tax-exempt interest and dividends		(1,645)			(1,228)			(595)
Bargain gain on Saddle River Valley Bank acquisition		—			(314)			—
Other, net		66			55			(32)
Income tax	$	7,484		$	7,677		$	7,411

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are presented in the following table:

	2013		2012
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Impaired assets	$	1,221	$	1,967
Allowance for loan losses		4,118		4,040
Employee benefit plans		—		64
Pension actuarial losses		2,206		2,473
Other		466		454
NJ NOL		399		—
NJ AMA credits		137		131
Total deferred tax assets	$	8,547	$	9,129
Deferred tax liabilities:
Employee benefit plans	$	1,281	$	—
Depreciation		416		294
Market discount accretion		200		148
Deferred loan costs, net of fees		385		330
Purchase accounting		522		608
Unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale		547		5,675
Total deferred tax liabilities		3,351		7,055
Net deferred tax asset	$	5,196	$	2,074

Based on the Corporation’s historical and current taxable income and the projected future taxable income, management believes it is more likely than not that the Corporation will realize the benefit of the net deductible temporary differences existing at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

At December 31, 2013, the Corporation has approximately $6.8 million state income tax loss carry forwards which expire in 2033.

In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, the projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. During 2013 and 2012, based on the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, the Corporation believes the net deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be realized.

The Corporation’s federal income tax returns are open and subject to examination from the 2010 tax return year and forward. The Corporation’s state income tax returns are generally open from the 2009 and later tax return years based on individual state statutes of limitations.