[Due for payment 2025-08-19] Expense - p2p expense shows "spent", error when trying to delete expense, unable to pay it

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Version Number: 9.1.90-0
Reproducible in staging?: Y
Reproducible in production?: N
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from TestRail: #63054
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): sdnjosdijnosdjo@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause - Internal Team

Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.new.expensify.com
2. Open FAB > Create expense > Manual
3. Enter amount > Next
4. Select a non-existing email and submit to them
5. The expense preview shows "x owes", then changes to "spent"
6. Right click on the expense preview > Delete expense
7. Delete the expense
8. Open FAB > Create expense > Manual
9. Enter amount > Next
10. Select an existing user and submit to them
11. As the receiver, open the expense

Expected Result:

In Step 5, after submitting the expense, the preview will show "x owes"
In Step 7, the expense can be deleted without issue
In Step 11, receiver will be able to pay the expense

Actual Result:

In Step 5, after submitting the expense, the preview shows "x owes", then changes to "spent"
In Step 7, error when trying to delete the expense
In Step 11, receiver is not able to pay the expense

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

Select the officially supported platforms where the issue was reproduced:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

Platforms Tested:

On which of our officially supported platforms was this issue tested:

• Android: App
• Android: mWeb Chrome
• iOS: App
• iOS: mWeb Safari
• iOS: mWeb Chrome
• Windows: Chrome
• MacOS: Chrome / Safari
• MacOS: Desktop

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Bug6909648_1754509577556.20250807_034150.mp4

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Issue Owner

Current Issue Owner: @OfstadC

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