diff --git a/addons/sale/views/report_saleorder.xml b/addons/sale/views/report_saleorder.xml
index 928d83f2a39..83a48e001a1 100644
--- a/addons/sale/views/report_saleorder.xml
+++ b/addons/sale/views/report_saleorder.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
                                 <span t-field="l.discount"/>
                             </td>
                             <td>
-                                <span t-esc="', '.join(map(lambda x: x.name, l.tax_id))"/>
+                                <span t-esc="', '.join(map(lambda x: (x.description or x.name), l.tax_id))"/>
                             </td>
                             <td class="text-right">
                                 <span t-field="l.price_subtotal"