diff --git a/container/src/finance/lib/internal/lib_taxes.bash b/container/src/finance/lib/internal/lib_taxes.bash
index 0160498..db01876 100644
--- a/container/src/finance/lib/internal/lib_taxes.bash
+++ b/container/src/finance/lib/internal/lib_taxes.bash
@@ -1061,10 +1061,6 @@ function lib_taxes::__taxes_write()
 
     # Patch transparent (full) reports
     # WARNING: depends on previous base path / extension format # TODO: no, not this way
-    lib_utils::print_custom "    \e[32m│\e[0m\n"
-    lib_utils::print_custom "    \e[32m│\e[0m\t\e[37;2m ... Applying patches (full) ...\e[0m\n"
-    lib_utils::print_custom "    \e[32m│\e[0m\n"
-
     lib_taxes::__reports_patch
     lib_utils::catch $?
 
@@ -1145,6 +1141,12 @@ function lib_taxes::__reports_patch()
   local _spends="${_tax_root_dir}/spends/${_tax_year}_spends-${_ext_full}"
   local _trades="${_tax_root_dir}/trades/${_tax_year}_trades-${_ext_full}"
 
+  [[ ! -s "$_income" && ! -s "$_spends" && ! -s "$_trades" ]] && return 0
+
+  lib_utils::print_custom "    \e[32m│\e[0m\n"
+  lib_utils::print_custom "    \e[32m│\e[0m\t\e[37;2m ... Applying patches (full) ...\e[0m\n"
+  lib_utils::print_custom "    \e[32m│\e[0m\n"
+
   # Ensure appropriate tags in respective files
   #
   # NOTE: