diff --git a/erpnext/controllers/accounts_controller.py b/erpnext/controllers/accounts_controller.py
index 3bf144291eec7c17199983e35ec69504f4c4eabf..8c74e10079b9eb279377a5a9b9b72abc67c87106 100644
--- a/erpnext/controllers/accounts_controller.py
+++ b/erpnext/controllers/accounts_controller.py
@@ -852,17 +852,18 @@ class AccountsController(TransactionBase):
 
 			for row in item_tax_rate:
 				account_head = row.get("account")
-				self.append(
-					"taxes",
-					{
-						"charge_type": row.get("charge_type") or "On Net Total",
-						"account_head": account_head,
-						# Rate is zero by convention when applied from item tax template
-						"rate": 0,
-						"description": row.get("description") or account_head,
-						"included_in_print_rate": row.get("included_in_print_rate", 0),
-					},
-				)
+				if not self.get_tax_row(account_head):
+					self.append(
+						"taxes",
+						{
+							"charge_type": row.get("charge_type") or "On Net Total",
+							"account_head": account_head,
+							# Rate is zero by convention when applied from item tax template
+							"rate": 0,
+							"description": row.get("description") or account_head,
+							"included_in_print_rate": row.get("included_in_print_rate", 0),
+						},
+					)
 
 	def get_tax_row(self, account_head):
 		for row in self.taxes: