diff --git a/application/hooks/load_config.php b/application/hooks/load_config.php
index e6cbedd5e..e13d0dc1d 100644
--- a/application/hooks/load_config.php
+++ b/application/hooks/load_config.php
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ function load_config()
         date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');
     }
 
-    bcscale((1 + $CI->config->item('quantity_decimals')) * $CI->config->item('tax_decimals'));
+    bcscale($CI->config->item('currency_decimals') + $CI->config->item('tax_decimals'));
 }
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/libraries/Sale_lib.php b/application/libraries/Sale_lib.php
index 44ee115a1..ccb852c10 100644
--- a/application/libraries/Sale_lib.php
+++ b/application/libraries/Sale_lib.php
@@ -644,7 +644,6 @@ class Sale_lib
 	public function get_item_tax($quantity, $price, $discount_percentage, $tax_percentage) 
 	{
 		$price = $this->get_item_total($quantity, $price, $discount_percentage, TRUE);
-
 		if($this->CI->config->config['tax_included'])
 		{
 			$tax_fraction = bcadd(100, $tax_percentage);