diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/TaxRate/StoreTaxRateRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/TaxRate/StoreTaxRateRequest.php
index 5b0cf1ac4796..1e5baf200409 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/TaxRate/StoreTaxRateRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/TaxRate/StoreTaxRateRequest.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class StoreTaxRateRequest extends Request
     {
         return [
             //'name' => 'required',
-            'name' => 'required|unique:tax_rates,name,null,null,company_id,'.auth()->user()->companyId(),
+            'name' => 'required|unique:tax_rates,name,null,null,company_id,'.auth()->user()->companyId().',deleted_at,NULL',
             'rate' => 'required|numeric',
         ];
     }