diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/TaxRate/StoreTaxRateRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/TaxRate/StoreTaxRateRequest.php
index 2f2ebee9709d..97c1b5684e95 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/TaxRate/StoreTaxRateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/TaxRate/StoreTaxRateRequest.php
@@ -22,14 +22,20 @@ class StoreTaxRateRequest extends Request
      */
     public function authorize() : bool
     {
-        return auth()->user()->isAdmin();
+        /** @var \App\Models\User $user */
+        $user = auth()->user();
+
+        return $user->isAdmin();
     }
 
     public function rules()
     {
+
+        /** @var \App\Models\User $user */
+        $user = auth()->user();
+
         return [
-            //'name' => 'required',
-            'name' => 'required|unique:tax_rates,name,null,null,company_id,'.auth()->user()->companyId().',deleted_at,NULL',
+            'name' => 'required|unique:tax_rates,name,null,null,company_id,'.$user->companyId().',deleted_at,NULL',
             'rate' => 'required|numeric',
         ];
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/TaxRate/UpdateTaxRateRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/TaxRate/UpdateTaxRateRequest.php
index 78a682eb980a..2ce98c85ee39 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/TaxRate/UpdateTaxRateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/TaxRate/UpdateTaxRateRequest.php
@@ -23,17 +23,25 @@ class UpdateTaxRateRequest extends Request
      */
     public function authorize() : bool
     {
-        return auth()->user()->isAdmin();
+        /** @var \App\Models\User $user */
+        $user = auth()->user();
+
+        return $user->isAdmin();
+
     }
 
     public function rules()
     {
+
+        /** @var \App\Models\User $user */
+        $user = auth()->user();
+
         $rules = [];
 
-        $rules['rate'] = 'numeric';
+        $rules['rate'] = 'required|numeric';
 
-        if ($this->number) {
-            $rules['number'] = Rule::unique('tax_rates')->where('company_id', auth()->user()->company()->id)->ignore($this->tax_rate->id);
+        if ($this->name) {
+            $rules['name'] = Rule::unique('tax_rates')->where('company_id', auth()->user()->company()->id)->ignore($this->tax_rate->id);
         }
 
         return $rules;