485.16. Where a commercial obligation issued by a debtor is settled at any time in a taxation year and, as a consequence of the settlement of the obligation, an amount would, but for this section, be deducted under section 346.1 or 346.2 in computing the debtor’s income for the year and the debtor has not designated amounts under sections 485.6 to 485.11 to the maximum extent possible in respect of the settlement of the obligation,(a) the Minister may designate amounts under sections 485.6 to 485.11 to the extent that the debtor would have been permitted to designate those amounts under those sections; and
(b) the amounts designated by the Minister shall, except for the purposes of this section, be deemed to have been designated by the debtor under sections 485.6 to 485.11.