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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES

NOTE 11 — INCOME TAXES

 

In accordance with ASC 740-270-50-1, Accounting for Interim Reporting, the provision for income taxes was recorded at March 31, 2013 and 2012 based on the current estimate of the effective annual rate.  The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2013 was 0.2% versus 16.7% for the same period 2012.  The decrease was due to the decrease in pre-tax income in the first quarter of 2013 offset by the same amount of tax exempt interest income and tax credits that were taken in the first quarter of 2012.  Also, there were some expenses in the first quarter 2012 that were non-deductible for tax purposes.