Expense - Error is displayed when creating expense as an employee

[nlemma]

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Version Number: v9.2.62-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: N/A - new feature, doesn't exist in prod
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: #71280
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): expensify416+da2@gmail.com
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Web
App Component: Money Requests

Action Performed:

1. Create a workspace
2. Go to workspace chat
3. Click on header > Members > Invite a new user
4. Return to workspace chat > Click Invite to submit expense whisper message
5. Invited user - login to new dot
6. Go to workspace chat
7. Click + > Enter amount > Next > Enter merchant > Create expense

Expected Result:

Expense should be created

Actual Result:

• Error is thrown
• Reimbursable toggle is not shown on Confirm details page
• Category field is not shown on Confirm details page

Workaround:

Unknown

Platforms:

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

Screenshots/Videos

Bug7010111_1763730877468.Screen_Recording_2025-11-21_at_4.07.14_in_the_afternoon.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @RachCHopkins (Bug), see https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/14418 for more details. Please add this bug to a GH project, as outlined in the SO.

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @mjasikowski (DeployBlockerCash), see https://stackoverflowteams.com/c/expensify/questions/9980/ for more details.

[melvin-bot]

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[mjasikowski]

@parasharrajat I think this was caused by #71280