diff --git a/erpnext/controllers/taxes_and_totals.py b/erpnext/controllers/taxes_and_totals.py
index 95e661aa22..4e568e2795 100644
--- a/erpnext/controllers/taxes_and_totals.py
+++ b/erpnext/controllers/taxes_and_totals.py
@@ -667,8 +667,7 @@ def get_itemised_tax_breakup_html(doc):
 			itemised_tax=itemised_tax,
 			itemised_taxable_amount=itemised_taxable_amount,
 			tax_accounts=tax_accounts,
-			conversion_rate=doc.conversion_rate,
-			currency=doc.currency
+			doc=doc
 		)
 	)
 
diff --git a/erpnext/templates/includes/itemised_tax_breakup.html b/erpnext/templates/includes/itemised_tax_breakup.html
index c27e4cede0..c2f13539cd 100644
--- a/erpnext/templates/includes/itemised_tax_breakup.html
+++ b/erpnext/templates/includes/itemised_tax_breakup.html
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
 				<tr>
 					<td>{{ item }}</td>
 					<td class='text-right'>
-						{{ frappe.utils.fmt_money(itemised_taxable_amount.get(item, 0), None, currency) }}
+						{% if doc.get('is_return') %}
+							{{ frappe.utils.fmt_money((itemised_taxable_amount.get(item, 0))|abs, None, doc.currency) }}
+						{% else %}
+							{{ frappe.utils.fmt_money(itemised_taxable_amount.get(item, 0), None, doc.currency) }}
+						{% endif %}
 					</td>
 					{% for tax_account in tax_accounts %}
 						{% set tax_details = taxes.get(tax_account) %}
@@ -25,7 +29,11 @@
 								{% if tax_details.tax_rate or not tax_details.tax_amount %}
 									({{ tax_details.tax_rate }}%)
 								{% endif %}
-								{{ frappe.utils.fmt_money(tax_details.tax_amount / conversion_rate, None, currency) }}
+								{% if doc.get('is_return') %}
+									{{ frappe.utils.fmt_money((tax_details.tax_amount / doc.conversion_rate)|abs, None, doc.currency) }}
+								{% else %}
+									{{ frappe.utils.fmt_money(tax_details.tax_amount / doc.conversion_rate, None, doc.currency) }}
+								{% endif %}
 							</td>
 						{% else %}
 							<td></td>