Firm rent waived by landlord

if firm' rent is waived by landlord during pandemic what is it's accounting treatment and does it is recorded as gain in books of accounts
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When a landlord waives your firm's rent during the pandemic, it's not treated as income. Instead, any provision previously created for that rent needs to be reversed. This involves debiting the provision for rent and crediting payables, effectively reducing your rent expense.

Provision created has to be reversed.
It's not an income. As advised by Other expert, You should reverse the provision which you would have created in that year.

Provision for rent must be reversed

Dr. Rent

Cr. Payables

Will become

Dr. Payables

Cr. Rent expense

And make a footnote as per companies acts/provisions standard. 

Thanks all of you sir/mam

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