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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

Note 9. Income Taxes

ASC 740, Income Taxes, defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the taxing authority. This section also provides guidance on the derecognition, measurement and classification of income tax uncertainties, along with any related interest and penalties, and includes guidance concerning accounting for income tax uncertainties in interim periods. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits related to Federal or state income tax matters and does not anticipate any material increase or decrease in unrecognized tax benefits relative to any tax positions taken prior to June 30, 2025.

The Company's effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 was 23.24% and 23.60%, respectively, compared to 21.71% and 22.43%, respectively, for the same periods in 2024. The difference between the effective tax rate and the federal and state income tax statutory rate of 26.14% at June 30, 2025 and 2024 is primarily due to investments in bank qualified municipal securities, participation in the Tennessee Community Investment Tax Credit program, and tax benefits associated with share-based compensation and bank-owned life insurance, offset in part by the limitation on deductibility of meals and entertainment expense and non-deductible executive compensation.

As of and for the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company has not accrued or recognized interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.

The Company and the Bank file consolidated U.S. Federal and State of Tennessee income tax returns. The Company is currently open to audit under the statute of limitations by the State of Tennessee for the years ended December 31, 2021 through 2024 and the IRS for the years ended December 31, 2022 through 2024.