What is bad debt expense

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Question - Vasguez Corporation had a 1/1/14 balance in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $30,000. During 2014, it wrote off $21,600 of accounts and collected $6,300 on accounts previously written off. The balance in Accounts Receivable was $600,000 at 1/1 and $720,000 at 12/31. At 12/31/14, Vasguez estimates that 5% of accounts receivable will prove to be uncollectible. What is Bad Debt Expense for 2014?

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