diff --git a/frontend/src/components/BillsTracker.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/BillsTracker.test.tsx
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+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { BillsTracker } from './BillsTracker'
+import type { BudgetDetail } from '@/lib/api'
+
+vi.mock('react-i18next', () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({ t: (key: string) => key, i18n: { language: 'en' } }),
+}))
+
+const emptyBudgetFixture: BudgetDetail = {
+  id: 'b1',
+  name: 'Test Budget',
+  start_date: '2025-01-01',
+  end_date: '2025-01-31',
+  currency: 'EUR',
+  carryover_amount: 0,
+  items: [],
+  totals: {
+    income_budget: 0,
+    income_actual: 0,
+    bills_budget: 0,
+    bills_actual: 0,
+    expenses_budget: 0,
+    expenses_actual: 0,
+    debts_budget: 0,
+    debts_actual: 0,
+    savings_budget: 0,
+    savings_actual: 0,
+    investments_budget: 0,
+    investments_actual: 0,
+    available: 0,
+  },
+}
+
+describe('BillsTracker', () => {
+  it('renders without crashing', () => {
+    render(<BillsTracker budget={emptyBudgetFixture} onUpdate={vi.fn()} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('dashboard.billsTracker')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it.skip('shows tinted skeleton when no bill items', () => {
+    // STATE-03: when budget.items contains no bill-type items, BillsTracker renders
+    // skeleton rows with a bill-category tint (palette bill light shade) instead of an empty table body
+  })
+
+  it.skip('flashes row green on successful inline save', () => {
+    // IXTN-03: after onUpdate resolves successfully, the updated row briefly gets a green
+    // flash class before returning to its normal appearance
+  })
+
+  it.skip('flashes row red on failed inline save', () => {
+    // IXTN-03: after onUpdate rejects, the row briefly gets a red flash class to signal failure
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/BudgetSetup.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/BudgetSetup.test.tsx
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+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { BudgetSetup } from './BudgetSetup'
+
+vi.mock('react-i18next', () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({ t: (key: string) => key, i18n: { language: 'en' } }),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/api', () => ({
+  budgets: {
+    create: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: 'b1', name: 'Test Budget' }),
+    copyFrom: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+  },
+}))
+
+describe('BudgetSetup', () => {
+  const defaultProps = {
+    existingBudgets: [],
+    onCreated: vi.fn(),
+    onCancel: vi.fn(),
+  }
+
+  it('renders without crashing', () => {
+    render(<BudgetSetup {...defaultProps} />)
+    expect(screen.getByText('budget.setup')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it.skip('shows spinner in create button when saving', () => {
+    // IXTN-01: while saving is true, the create button renders a spinner (Loader2 icon)
+    // Steps: fill required fields, click create, assert spinner is visible before resolve
+  })
+
+  it.skip('disables create button when saving', () => {
+    // IXTN-01: while saving is true, the create button is disabled to prevent double-submit
+    // Steps: fill required fields, click create, assert button is disabled before resolve
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/CategoriesPage.test.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/CategoriesPage.test.tsx
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+++ b/frontend/src/pages/CategoriesPage.test.tsx
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+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { CategoriesPage } from './CategoriesPage'
+
+vi.mock('react-i18next', () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({ t: (key: string) => key, i18n: { language: 'en' } }),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/api', () => ({
+  categories: {
+    list: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+    create: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+    update: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+    delete: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+  },
+}))
+
+describe('CategoriesPage', () => {
+  it('renders without crashing', () => {
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <CategoriesPage />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    )
+    expect(screen.getByText('nav.categories')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it.skip('opens confirmation dialog when delete button clicked', () => {
+    // IXTN-05: clicking the delete button on a category row should open a confirmation dialog
+    // before any deletion is performed, not immediately call categories.delete
+  })
+
+  it.skip('executes delete on confirm and shows spinner', () => {
+    // IXTN-05: after confirming the dialog, categories.delete is called and a spinner is shown
+    // on the confirm button while the async call is in flight
+  })
+
+  it.skip('shows error inline when delete fails', () => {
+    // IXTN-05: when categories.delete rejects, an error message is shown inline (role=alert)
+    // without closing the confirmation dialog
+  })
+
+  it.skip('shows empty state when no categories exist', () => {
+    // STATE-02: when categories.list returns [], the page renders an empty state element
+    // (e.g. a message or illustration) rather than just an empty table
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.test.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.test.tsx
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+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { MemoryRouter } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { DashboardPage } from './DashboardPage'
+
+vi.mock('react-i18next', () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({ t: (key: string) => key, i18n: { language: 'en' } }),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/api', () => ({
+  budgets: {
+    list: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+    get: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(null),
+    create: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+    copyFrom: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+  },
+  budgetItems: {
+    update: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
+  },
+}))
+
+// Mock useBudgets so loading starts as false (skips the loading skeleton branch)
+vi.mock('@/hooks/useBudgets', () => ({
+  useBudgets: () => ({
+    list: [],
+    current: null,
+    loading: false,
+    fetchList: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    selectBudget: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    setCurrent: vi.fn(),
+  }),
+}))
+
+describe('DashboardPage', () => {
+  it('renders without crashing', () => {
+    render(
+      <MemoryRouter>
+        <DashboardPage />
+      </MemoryRouter>
+    )
+    // When list is empty and not loading, the create budget button should be present
+    expect(screen.getByText('budget.create')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it.skip('shows empty state with CTA when no budgets', () => {
+    // STATE-01: when budgets.list returns [] and loading is false, the dashboard renders
+    // a dedicated empty state component with a call-to-action to create the first budget
+  })
+
+  it.skip('shows loading skeleton while fetching', () => {
+    // STATE-03 (dashboard): while the initial budget list fetch is in flight,
+    // skeleton placeholders are displayed instead of the empty state or budget content
+  })
+})