INCOME TAXES

The provision for federal income taxes consists of (in thousands):



	2014		2013	2012
Income taxes currently payable	$	3,194	2,750	2,764
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	192		192	31
Provision for income taxes	$	3,386	2,942	2,795

A reconciliation between the statutory income tax and the Company's effective tax rate follows:



	2014		2013		2012
Statutory tax rate	34.0	%	34.0	%	34.0	%
Increase (decrease) resulting from -
Tax exempt interest	(6.8	)%	(7.2	)%	(7.2	)%
Tax exempt income on bank owned life insurance	(1.7	)%	(2.0	)%	(1.8	)%
Other – net	—	%	0.3	%	0.3	%
Effective tax rate	25.5	%	25.1	%	25.3	%

Deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31 consist of the following (in thousands):



	2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for loan losses	$	1,061		1,148
Net unrealized losses on investment securities available-for-sale	470			846
Fair value adjustment on loans acquired from merger with First Capital	847			1,184
Write-down of other real estate owned	196			196
Pension and deferred compensation	849			1,304
Other	274			107
	3,697			4,785
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation of premises and equipment	(1,280		)	(1,408		)
Amortization of intangibles	(840		)	(950		)
Deferred loan fees	(3		)	—
FHLB stock dividends	(349		)	(345		)
Fair value adjustment on securities acquired from merger with First Capital	(70		)	(143		)
	(2,542		)	(2,846		)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	1,155		$	1,939

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013 there were no unrecognized tax benefits and the Company does not anticipate the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the next twelve months. There were no amounts recognized for interest and penalties in the consolidated statements of income for the three-year period ended December 31, 2014.

The Company is no longer subject to examination by federal tax authorities for years before 2011.