Note 9 - Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2025

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

9. Income Taxes

The effective income tax rates were 26.4% and 26.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The effective income tax rates were 24.0% and 26.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

For the three months ended June 30, 2025, the difference between our federal statutory and effective income tax rates was principally due to the inclusion of state taxes, non-deductible compensation and an excess tax expense, partially offset by the use of federal employment tax credits. For both the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the effective tax rates were inclusive of an excess tax expense and tax benefit of 0.1%, respectively. The excess tax expense and tax benefit are discrete items, related to the vesting of equity shares, which requires the Company to recognize the expense or benefit fully in the period. An excess tax expense results if the Company’s cumulative costs of the award recognized exceed the income tax deduction, whereas an excess tax benefit results if the Company’s cumulative costs of the award recognized are less than the income tax deduction.