diff --git a/container/src/finance/lib/internal/lib_taxes.bash b/container/src/finance/lib/internal/lib_taxes.bash
index b4274cf..db01876 100644
--- a/container/src/finance/lib/internal/lib_taxes.bash
+++ b/container/src/finance/lib/internal/lib_taxes.bash
@@ -284,11 +284,12 @@ function lib_taxes::__parse_args()
       lib_utils::die_usage "$_usage"
     fi
     global_arg_year="$_arg_year"
-    declare -gr global_arg_year
+    declare -g global_arg_year
     if [ "$global_arg_year" == "all" ]; then
       # Implementation will treat an empty as all years
       unset global_arg_year
     fi
+    declare -r global_arg_year
   else
     global_arg_year="$(date +%Y)" # Set default
     declare -gr global_arg_year
@@ -1000,7 +1001,7 @@ function lib_taxes::__taxes_write()
   local _current_year
   _current_year="$(date +%Y)"
   if [ -z "$global_arg_year" ]; then
-    lib_utils::print_normal "Capturing the year of the oldest tagged record ..."
+    lib_utils::print_info "Capturing the year of the oldest tagged record ...\n"
 
     local -r _oldest_year="$("${_base_hledger[@]}" | head -n2 | xan select \"date\" | tail -n1 | cut -d'-' -f1)"
     [ -z "$_oldest_year" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal "No records available to write"
@@ -1024,6 +1025,12 @@ function lib_taxes::__taxes_write()
   [ -z "$global_child_profile_flow" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
   for ((_tax_year = ${_oldest_year}; _tax_year <= ${_current_year}; _tax_year++)); do
 
+    if [ -z "$global_arg_year" ]; then
+      lib_utils::print_custom "    \e[32m│\e[0m\n"
+      lib_utils::print_info "Generating taxable events in year '${_tax_year}' ..."
+      lib_utils::print_custom "    \e[32m│\e[0m\n"
+    fi
+
     # Final output dir
     local _tax_root_dir="${global_child_profile_flow}/taxes/${_tax_year}"
 
@@ -1046,7 +1053,7 @@ function lib_taxes::__taxes_write()
         lib_utils::catch $?
 
         if [[ ! -f "$_out_file" || ! -s "$_out_file" ]]; then
-          lib_utils::print_warning "Nothing generated for '${_arg_tag}' (no taxable event found for the year ${global_arg_year})"
+          lib_utils::print_warning "Nothing generated for '${_arg_tag}' (no taxable event found for the year ${_tax_year})"
         fi
       ) &
     done
@@ -1054,10 +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 $?
 
@@ -1138,6 +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: