(2) the specified person is permitted under the Taxation Act (chapter I-3), or would be so permitted if that Act applied to the specified person, to allocate for the taxation year, as an amount in respect of a specified business of the specified person,(a) any part of an outlay made, or expense incurred, by the specified person in respect of any part of the resource, or
(b) any part of an allowance, or allocation for a reserve, in respect of any part of an outlay or expense referred to in subparagraph a.