A company uses the allowance method for bad debt expense. At the end of the year, they estimate that $1\%$ of their $$505,000$ in Accounts Receivable is uncollectible. If the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts has a credit balance of $$30,000$ before adjustment, what is the amount of bad debt expense to be recorded?

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