Note 7 - Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Provision at statutory tax rates	$ 528	$ 670
Provision at statutory tax rates, percentage	21.00%	21.00%
Tax effects of tax free interest income	$ (106)	$ (106)
Tax effects of tax free interest income, percentage	(4.22%)	(3.32%)
Non-deductible interest expense	$ 5	$ 5
Non-deductible interest expense, percentage	0.19%	0.15%
Bank-owned life insurance	$ (27)	$ (28)
Bank-owned life insurance, percentage	(1.07%)	(0.86%)
Other items, net	$ 52	$ 14
Other items, net, percentage	2.07%	0.43%
Income tax provision	$ 452	$ 555
Income tax provision, percentage	17.97%	17.40%

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Represents the portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the income statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to nondeductible interest expense under enacted tax laws.

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