176.4. A taxpayer may deduct an amount payable by him, other than an amount referred to in section 176.5, as a registrar fee, transfer agent fee, standby charge, guarantee fee, filing fee, service fee or any similar fee, that may reasonably be considered to relate solely to the year and that is incurred by the taxpayer(a) in the course of a borrowing of money to be used by the taxpayer for the purpose of earning income from a business or property, other than money used by the taxpayer for the purpose of acquiring property the income from which is exempt from tax;
(b) in the course of incurring indebtedness that is an amount payable for property acquired for the purpose of earning income therefrom or for the purpose of earning income from a business, other than property the income from which is exempt from tax or property that is an interest in a life insurance policy; or
(c) in the course of rescheduling or restructuring a debt obligation of the taxpayer or an assumption of a debt obligation by the taxpayer, where(1) the debt obligation is in respect of a borrowing described in paragraph a, or in respect of an amount payable described in paragraph b, and
(2) in the case of a rescheduling or restructuring, the rescheduling or restructuring, as the case may be, provides for the modification of the terms or conditions of the debt obligation or the substitution or conversion of the debt obligation with or to another debt obligation or a share.