Income Taxes

The current and deferred components of income tax expense (benefit) were as follows:



For the years ended December 31,	2014		2013			2012
Federal income tax
Current	$	4,282,000	$	3,234,000		$	3,239,000
Deferred	18,000		(56,000		)	(108,000		)
	4,300,000		3,178,000			3,131,000
State franchise tax	266,000		247,000			240,000
	$	4,566,000	$	3,425,000		$	3,371,000

The actual tax expense differs from the expected tax expense (computed by applying the applicable U.S. Federal corporate income tax rate to income before income taxes) as follows:



For the years ended December 31,	2014			2013			2012
Expected tax expense	$	6,746,000		$	5,736,000		$	5,621,000
Non-taxable income	(2,292,000		)	(2,326,000		)	(2,096,000		)
State franchise tax, net of federal tax benefit	173,000			160,000			156,000
Tax credits	(414,000		)	(414,000		)	(414,000		)
Other	353,000			269,000			104,000
	$	4,566,000		$	3,425,000		$	3,371,000

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified in other assets and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. No valuation allowance is deemed necessary for the deferred tax asset. Items that give rise to the deferred income tax assets and liabilities and the tax effect of each at December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:



	2014			2013
Allowance for loan losses	$	3,620,000		$	4,030,000
OREO	229,000			116,000
Accrued pension and post-retirement	1,725,000			1,334,000
Unrealized loss on securities available for sale	—			3,549,000
Goodwill	138,000			206,000
Unrealized loss on securities transferred from available for sale to held to maturity	26,000			—
Tax credits, carried forward	—			539,000
Restricted stock grants	264,000			113,000
Core deposit intangible	5,000			—
Other assets	48,000			50,000
Total deferred tax asset	6,055,000			9,937,000
Net deferred loan costs	(1,120,000		)	(884,000		)
Depreciation	(2,131,000		)	(2,672,000		)
Unrealized gain on securities available for sale	(1,358,000		)	—
Mortgage servicing rights	(380,000		)	(405,000		)
Core deposit intangible	—			(99,000		)
Investment in flow through entities	(387,000		)	(361,000		)
Prepaid expense	(210,000		)	(316,000		)
Total deferred tax liability	(5,586,000		)	(4,737,000		)
Net deferred tax asset	$	469,000		$	5,200,000

At December 31, 2014, the Company held investments in two limited partnerships with related New Market Tax Credits. These investments are carried at cost and amortized on the effective yield method. The tax credits from these investments are estimated at $636,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, and are recorded as a reduction of income tax expense. Amortization of the investments in the limited partnerships totaled $569,000 and $520,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and is recognized as a component of income tax expense in the consolidated statements of income. The carrying value of these investments was $457,000 and $1,026,000 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and is recorded in other assets. The Company's total exposure to these limited partnerships was $3,957,000 and $4,526,000, at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which is comprised of the Company's equity investment in the limited partnerships and the balance of a participated loan receivable.

FASB ASC Topic 740, "Income Taxes," defines the criteria that an individual tax position must satisfy for some or all of the benefits of that position to be recognized in a company's financial statements. Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold of more-likely-than-not, and a measurement attribute for all tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return, in order for those tax positions to be recognized in the financial statements. The Company is currently open to audit under the statute of limitations by the Internal Revenue Service for the years ended December 31, 2010 through 2013.