The general ledger account for Accounts Receivable shows a debit balance of $50,000. Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts has a credit balance of $3,000. Net sales for the year were $500,000. In the past, 3 percent of sales have proved uncollectible, and an aging of accounts receivable resulted in an estimate of $20,000 of uncollectible accounts receivable.

Using the accounts receivable aging method, the entry to record the Uncollectible Accounts Expense is: