diff --git a/htdocs/core/lib/functions.lib.php b/htdocs/core/lib/functions.lib.php
index b1e2610426c..46ff99b2898 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/lib/functions.lib.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/lib/functions.lib.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2004      Christophe Combelles <ccomb@free.fr>
  * Copyright (C) 2005-2012 Regis Houssin        <regis.houssin@capnetworks.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2008      Raphael Bertrand (Resultic)       <raphael.bertrand@resultic.fr>
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2014 Juanjo Menent        <jmenent@2byte.es>
+ * Copyright (C) 2010-2016 Juanjo Menent        <jmenent@2byte.es>
  * Copyright (C) 2013      Cédric Salvador      <csalvador@gpcsolutions.fr>
  * Copyright (C) 2013      Alexandre Spangaro   <aspangaro.dolibarr@gmail.com>
  * Copyright (C) 2014      Cédric GROSS         <c.gross@kreiz-it.fr>
@@ -3336,7 +3336,7 @@ function get_localtax($vatrate, $local, $thirdparty_buyer="", $thirdparty_seller
 	$vatratecleaned = $vatrate;
 	if (preg_match('/^(.*)\s*\((.*)\)$/', $vatrate, $reg))      // If vat is "xx (yy)"
 	{
-        $vatratecleaned = $reg[1];
+        $vatratecleaned = trim($reg[1]);
 	    $vatratecode = $reg[2];
 	}
 	
@@ -3350,7 +3350,7 @@ function get_localtax($vatrate, $local, $thirdparty_buyer="", $thirdparty_seller
 	{
 		if ($local == 1)
 		{
-			if (! $mysoc->localtax1_assuj) return 0;
+			if (! $mysoc->localtax1_assuj || $vatratecleaned=="0") return 0;
 			if ($thirdparty_seller->id == $mysoc->id)
 			{
 				if (! $thirdparty_buyer->localtax1_assuj) return 0;
@@ -3363,7 +3363,7 @@ function get_localtax($vatrate, $local, $thirdparty_buyer="", $thirdparty_seller
 
 		if ($local == 2)
 		{
-			if (! $mysoc->localtax2_assuj) return 0;
+			if (! $mysoc->localtax2_assuj || $vatratecleaned=="0") return 0;
 			if ($thirdparty_seller->id == $mysoc->id)
 			{
 				if (! $thirdparty_buyer->localtax2_assuj) return 0;