Company: NSTS
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001437749-25-009831
Chunk: 547

Company: NSTS Bancorp, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1C
Chunk 547
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, as such expenses were higher for the year ended 2024 compared to 2023. Marketing and advertising costs increased during 2024 as a result of an increased focus on lending operations and related marketing to our new lending area, Will County, Illinois. Data processing expenses increased as we have continued to invest in systems and processes to improve the lending experience for our customers as well as implement efficiencies within our internal processes. Additionally, certain data processing expenses are based on per employee costs, which increased due to an increase in headcount. Loan expenses increased as a result of an increase in loan originations during the year. Equipment and occupancy costs increased as a result of two additional loan production office rental agreements in place during 2024 that were not in place during the first nine months of 2023. Management intends to continue to invest in the people and processes in place to achieve efficiencies as loan production continues to grow.

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Provision for Income Tax Expense. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Bank recorded no income tax expense. The change in valuation allowance of $389,000 was offset by an equal deferred tax benefit. 

Federal net operating losses as of December 31, 2024 are $6.7 million, of which $1.3 million is subject to expire in 2027, the remainder does not expire. During the year ended December 31, 2024, management assessed the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing net operating losses. A significant piece of objective negative evidence evaluated is the cumulative taxable loss incurred over the four-year period ended December 31, 2024. Such objective evidence limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence, such as our projections for future growth. On the basis of this evaluation, as of December 31, 2024, a full valuation allowance of $2.5 million, against the net deferred tax assets has been recorded. Additionally, due to the uncertainty that the Bank will be able to generate future state taxable income sufficient to utilize the net operating loss carryforwards, a full valuation allowance of $515,000 has been recorded on the related deferred tax asset.

There were no uncertain tax positions outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. As of December 31, 2024, tax years remaining open for State of Illinois and Wisconsin were 2020 through 2023. Federal tax years that remained open