Web - No result comes up when searching for unreported expense

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Version Number: 9.2.41-0
Reproducible in staging?: Yes
Reproducible in production?: Yes
If this was caught during regression testing, add the test name, ID and link from BrowserStack: https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify/issues/528175
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): N/A
Issue reported by: Applause Internal Team
Device used: Windows Windows 10 - Chrome
App Component: Other

Action Performed:

1. Go to staging.expensify.com
2. Create a report with two expenses with negative amount.
3. Log in to staging.new.expensify.com with the same account.
4. Go to workspace chat.
5. Open the expense report from Step 2.
6. Click More > Delete.
7. Delete the report.
8. Check that the expenses are moved to self DM
9. Go back to workspace chat on ND.
10. Click + > Create report.
11. Click Add expense > Add unreported expense.

Expected Result:

The unreported expenses from step 8 show up

Actual Result:

No result comes up when searching for unreported expense

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

Bug6986475_1761626532623.2025-10-28_07_30_08.mp4

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[melvin-bot]

Triggered auto assignment to @Christinadobrzyn (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.

[bernhardoj]

We don't allow adding negative expense. #72552

[Christinadobrzyn]

thanks for the review @bernhardoj! closing without action