diff --git a/jsonschema2pojo-core/src/main/java/org/jsonschema2pojo/util/Inflector.java b/jsonschema2pojo-core/src/main/java/org/jsonschema2pojo/util/Inflector.java
index 0cb6ba14b..cd05535d7 100644
--- a/jsonschema2pojo-core/src/main/java/org/jsonschema2pojo/util/Inflector.java
+++ b/jsonschema2pojo-core/src/main/java/org/jsonschema2pojo/util/Inflector.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public static Inflector.Builder createDefaultBuilder()
             .singular("(o)es$", "$1")
             .singular("(shoe)s$", "$1")
             .singular("(cris|ax|test)es$", "$1is")
+            .singular("(tax)es$", "$1")
             .singular("([octop|vir])i$", "$1us")
             .singular("(alias|status)es$", "$1")
             .singular("^(ox)en", "$1")
diff --git a/jsonschema2pojo-core/src/test/java/org/jsonschema2pojo/util/InflectorTest.java b/jsonschema2pojo-core/src/test/java/org/jsonschema2pojo/util/InflectorTest.java
index 4fe150264..b07e66061 100644
--- a/jsonschema2pojo-core/src/test/java/org/jsonschema2pojo/util/InflectorTest.java
+++ b/jsonschema2pojo-core/src/test/java/org/jsonschema2pojo/util/InflectorTest.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public void testSingularize() {
         assertThat(Inflector.getInstance().singularize("s"), is("s"));
         assertThat(Inflector.getInstance().singularize("status"), is("status"));
         assertThat(Inflector.getInstance().singularize("statuses"), is("status"));
+        assertThat(Inflector.getInstance().singularize("LineItemTaxes"), is("LineItemTax"));
 
         assertThat(Inflector.getInstance().pluralize("mattress"), is("mattresses"));
         assertThat(Inflector.getInstance().pluralize("address"), is("addresses"));