Tax expense per books is based on:

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To tackle the question, we first recall what tax expense per books means in accounting terms and how it relates to differences between book income and taxable income.
Option 1: 'Before-tax book income' would imply no adjustments for differences between accounting rules and tax rules, which is inconsistent with the reality that tax expense is influenced by differences between financial reporting and tax reporting.
Option 2: 'Before-tax book income adjusted for permanent differences' correctly recognizes that permanent differences (items that are never reversed for tax purposes, such as fines or tax-exempt income) affect the tax expense reported, because they create a lasting discrepancy between book income and taxable income.
Option 3: 'Before-tax book income adjusted for temporary differences' would pertain to differences that are reversible over time (timing differences), which impact deferred tax assets and liabilities rather than immediate tax expense in the current period; while still relevant, it does not fully capture the permanent component emphasized by the question's wording.
Option 4: 'Before-tax book income adjusted for both permanent and temporary differences' combines both types of differences, which is closer to the full scope of reconciling book to tax, but the wording of the provided correct answer points specifically to permanent differences as the defining adjustment in this context.
In summary, the phrasing of the correct option highlights that tax expense per books is determined by adjusting before-tax book income for permanent differences, reflecting differences that do not reverse in the future and thus directly affect the taxable amount reported.

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