diff --git a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
index 9ff20fbc338..8274e6727b8 100644
--- a/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
+++ b/addons/point_of_sale/static/src/js/models.js
@@ -2329,11 +2329,18 @@ exports.Orderline = Backbone.Model.extend({
         else
             var price_include = !price_exclude;
         if (tax.amount_type === 'fixed') {
-            var sign_base_amount = Math.sign(base_amount) || 1;
-            // Since base amount has been computed with quantity
-            // we take the abs of quantity
-            // Same logic as bb72dea98de4dae8f59e397f232a0636411d37ce
-            return tax.amount * sign_base_amount * Math.abs(quantity);
+            // Use sign on base_amount and abs on quantity to take into account the sign of the base amount,
+            // which includes the sign of the quantity and the sign of the price_unit
+            // Amount is the fixed price for the tax, it can be negative
+            // Base amount included the sign of the quantity and the sign of the unit price and when
+            // a product is returned, it can be done either by changing the sign of quantity or by changing the
+            // sign of the price unit.
+            // When the price unit is equal to 0, the sign of the quantity is absorbed in base_amount then
+            // a "else" case is needed.
+            if (base_amount)
+                return Math.sign(base_amount) * Math.abs(quantity) * tax.amount;
+            else
+                return quantity * tax.amount;
         }
         if (tax.amount_type === 'percent' && !price_include){
             return base_amount * tax.amount / 100;