INCOME TAXES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

INCOME TAXES [Abstract]

Components of the Provision for Income Taxes

Components of the provision for income taxes were as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2022		2021
Current:
Federal	$	1,864	$	665
State		644		535
Total		2,508		1,200
Deferred:
Federal		767		8,468
State		527		2,860
Total		1,294		11,328
Total provision	$	3,802	$	12,528

Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate to U.S. Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate

The reconciliation of the effective tax rate to the U.S. Statutory Federal Income tax rate was:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2022					2021
Income before taxes	$	16,436				$	47,246
Expected tax	$	3,452		21.0	%	$	9,922		21.0	%
State tax (net of federal benefit)		925		5.6	%		2,682		5.7	%
Other		(575	)	-3.5	%		(76	)	-0.2	%
Total	$	3,802		23.1	%	$	12,528		26.5	%

Components of Non-current Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

The components of the non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities) were as follows:

	At December 31,
	2022			2021
Gross noncurrent deferred tax assets (liabilities)
Lease liability	$	26,897		$	26,142
Depreciation		9,531			10,551
Allowance for bad debts		9,454			8,525
Net operating loss carryforwards		1,957			2,394
Accrued benefits		-			656
Stock-based compensation		541			641
Pension plan liabilities		179			429
Other intangibles		39			70
Accrued expenses		67			-
Goodwill		(1,469	)		(1,267	)
Right-of-use asset		(24,884	)		(24,433	)
Noncurrent deferred tax assets, net	$	22,312		$	23,708