diff --git a/app/Helpers/Invoice/InvoiceItemSum.php b/app/Helpers/Invoice/InvoiceItemSum.php
index 8866b99ae0b5..59da4f698944 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Invoice/InvoiceItemSum.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Invoice/InvoiceItemSum.php
@@ -134,21 +134,22 @@ class InvoiceItemSum
 
         $item_tax += $item_tax_rate1_total;
 
-        if($item_tax_rate1_total != 0)     
-            $this->groupTax($this->item->tax_name1, $this->item->tax_rate1, $item_tax_rate1_total);
+        // if($item_tax_rate1_total != 0)           
+        if (strlen($this->item->tax_name1) > 1) 
+              $this->groupTax($this->item->tax_name1, $this->item->tax_rate1, $item_tax_rate1_total);
         
         $item_tax_rate2_total = $this->calcAmountLineTax($this->item->tax_rate2, $amount);
 
         $item_tax += $item_tax_rate2_total;
 
-        if($item_tax_rate2_total != 0)     
+        if (strlen($this->item->tax_name2) > 1) 
             $this->groupTax($this->item->tax_name2, $this->item->tax_rate2, $item_tax_rate2_total);
         
         $item_tax_rate3_total = $this->calcAmountLineTax($this->item->tax_rate3, $amount);
 
         $item_tax += $item_tax_rate3_total;
 
-        if($item_tax_rate3_total != 0)     
+        if (strlen($this->item->tax_name3) > 1) 
             $this->groupTax($this->item->tax_name3, $this->item->tax_rate3, $item_tax_rate3_total);
 
         $this->setTotalTaxes($this->formatValue($item_tax, $this->currency->precision));
diff --git a/app/Helpers/Invoice/InvoiceItemSumInclusive.php b/app/Helpers/Invoice/InvoiceItemSumInclusive.php
index 7f4620ee54bc..a9d67b76b03c 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/Invoice/InvoiceItemSumInclusive.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/Invoice/InvoiceItemSumInclusive.php
@@ -119,21 +119,22 @@ class InvoiceItemSumInclusive
 
         $item_tax += $this->formatValue($item_tax_rate1_total, $this->currency->precision);
 
-        if($item_tax_rate1_total != 0)     
+        // if($item_tax_rate1_total != 0)     
+        if (strlen($this->item->tax_name1) > 1)     
             $this->groupTax($this->item->tax_name1, $this->item->tax_rate1, $item_tax_rate1_total);        
 
         $item_tax_rate2_total = $this->calcInclusiveLineTax($this->item->tax_rate2, $amount);
 
         $item_tax += $this->formatValue($item_tax_rate2_total, $this->currency->precision);
 
-        if($item_tax_rate2_total != 0)     
+        if (strlen($this->item->tax_name2) > 1)   
             $this->groupTax($this->item->tax_name2, $this->item->tax_rate2, $item_tax_rate2_total);
         
         $item_tax_rate3_total = $this->calcInclusiveLineTax($this->item->tax_rate3, $amount);
 
         $item_tax += $this->formatValue($item_tax_rate3_total, $this->currency->precision);
 
-        if($item_tax_rate3_total != 0)     
+        if (strlen($this->item->tax_name3) > 1)   
             $this->groupTax($this->item->tax_name3, $this->item->tax_rate3, $item_tax_rate3_total);