The Company and its subsidiary file income tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and various states. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal and state examinations by tax authorities for tax years ending June 30, 2014 and before. The Company recognized no interest or penalties related to income taxes.

	For the three-month periods ended		For the six-month periods ended
(dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2018	December 31, 2017	December 31, 2018	December 31, 2017
Income taxes
Current	$3,368	$2,484	$5,029	$4,366
Deferred	(1,566)	62	(1,560)	69
Total income tax provision	$1,802	$2,546	$3,469	$4,435

(dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2018	June 30, 2018
Deferred tax assets:
Provision for losses on loans	$4,435	$4,418
Accrued compensation and benefits	602	708
NOL carry forwards acquired	225	273
Minimum Tax Credit	130	130
Unrealized loss on other real estate	131	124
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities	501	730
Purchase accounting adjustments	476	(949)
Losses and credits from LLC’s	962	1,003
Total deferred tax assets	7,462	6,437

Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation	1,177	1,475
FHLB stock dividends	120	130
Prepaid expenses	127	98
Other	300	327
Total deferred tax liabilities	1,724	2,030

Net deferred tax asset	$5,738	$4,407

As of December 31, 2018 the Company had approximately $1.1 million and $2.5 million in federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, respectively, which were acquired in the July 2009 acquisition of Southern Bank of Commerce, the February 2014 acquisition of Citizens State Bankshares of Bald Knob, Inc., the August 2014 acquisition of Peoples Service Company, and the June 2017 acquisition of Tammcorp, Inc. (Capaha Bank). The amount reported is net of the IRC Sec. 382 limitation, or state equivalent, related to utilization of net operating loss carryforwards of acquired corporations. Unless otherwise utilized, the net operating losses will begin to expire in 2027.

A reconciliation of income tax expense at the statutory rate to the Company’s actual income tax is shown below:

	For the three-month periods ended		For the six-month periods ended
(dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2018	December 31, 2017	December 31, 2018	December 31, 2017
Tax at statutory rate	$1,944	$2,168	$3,722	$4,066
Increase (reduction) in taxes resulting from:
Nontaxable municipal income	(77)	(114)	(149)	(225)
State tax, net of Federal benefit	101	137	224	243
Cash surrender value of Bank-owned life insurance	(125)	(66)	(176)	(131)
Tax credit benefits	(68)	(225)	(136)	(449)
Other, net	27	(478)	(16)	(193)
Actual provision	$1,802	$2,546	$3,469	$4,435

For the three- and six- month periods ended December 31, 2018, income tax expense at the statutory rate was calculated using a 21% annual effective tax rate (AETR), compared to 28.1% for the three- and six- month periods ended December 31, 2017, as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("Tax Act") signed into law December 22, 2017. The Tax Act ultimately reduced the corporate Federal income tax rate for the Company from 35% to 21%, and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, the Company was administratively subject to a 28.1% AETR. U. S. GAAP requires that the impact of the provisions of the Tax Act be accounted for in the period of enactment and the income tax effects of the Tax Act were recognized in the Company’s financial statements for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, and for the twelve months ended June 30, 2018. The Tax Act is complex and requires significant detailed analysis. During the preparation of the Company's June 30, 2018 income tax returns, additional adjustments related to enactment of the Tax Act may be identified. We do not currently expect significant adjustments will be necessary, but any further adjustments identified will be recognized in accordance with guidance contained in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 from the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Tax credit benefits are recognized under the flow-through method of accounting for investments in tax credits.