diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Journal.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Journal.hs
index 63703d256b5..01df13cb1af 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Journal.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Journal.hs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ import Control.Monad.State.Strict (StateT)
 import Data.Char (toUpper, isDigit)
 import Data.Default (Default(..))
 import Data.Foldable (toList)
-import Data.List ((\\), find, foldl', sortBy, union, intercalate)
+import Data.List ((\\), find, foldl', sortBy, intercalate)
 import Data.List.Extra (nubSort)
 import qualified Data.Map.Strict as M
 import Data.Maybe (catMaybes, fromMaybe, mapMaybe, maybeToList)
@@ -404,9 +404,14 @@ journalAccountTags Journal{jdeclaredaccounttags} a = M.findWithDefault [] a jdec
 -- | Which tags are in effect for this account, including tags inherited from parent accounts ?
 journalInheritedAccountTags :: Journal -> AccountName -> [Tag]
 journalInheritedAccountTags j a =
-  foldl' (\ts a' -> ts `union` journalAccountTags j a') [] as
+  fst $ foldl'
+    (\(ts, nms) (ts', nms') ->
+      (ts <> filter (\(nm, _) -> nm `S.notMember` nms) ts', nms `S.union` nms'))
+    (ats, S.fromList $ fst <$> ats)
+    asts
   where
-    as = a : parentAccountNames a
+    ats = journalAccountTags j a
+    asts = (\ts -> (ts, S.fromList $ fst <$> ts)) <$> journalAccountTags j <$> parentAccountNames a
 -- PERF: cache in journal ?
 
 -- | Find up to N most similar and most recent transactions matching
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Posting.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Posting.hs
index 494720c0d38..94412e091f7 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Posting.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Posting.hs
@@ -372,7 +372,12 @@ postingStatus Posting{pstatus=s, ptransaction=mt} = case s of
 
 -- | Tags for this posting including any inherited from its parent transaction.
 postingAllTags :: Posting -> [Tag]
-postingAllTags p = ptags p ++ maybe [] ttags (ptransaction p)
+postingAllTags p = ptags p
+  ++ filter
+       (\(nm, _) -> nm `S.notMember` pTagNames)
+       (maybe [] ttags (ptransaction p))
+  where
+    pTagNames = S.fromList (fst <$> ptags p)
 
 -- | Tags for this transaction including any from its postings.
 transactionAllTags :: Transaction -> [Tag]
diff --git a/hledger/test/query-tag.test b/hledger/test/query-tag.test
index 3c887d3cc80..f490d07b510 100644
--- a/hledger/test/query-tag.test
+++ b/hledger/test/query-tag.test
@@ -214,3 +214,50 @@ $ hledger -f- bal -N tag:type=a
 # 21.
 $ hledger -f- reg -w80 tag:type=a
 2022-01-01                      (a:aa)                           1             1
+
+# 22. Postings can override the tags of their parents
+<
+2022-11-17 Aldi
+    ; concerns: me
+    Assets               -30 €
+    Costs:Food            20 €
+    Loaned                10 €  ; concerns: you
+
+$ hledger -f- reg tag:concerns=me --pivot=concerns
+2022-11-17 Aldi                 me                           -30 €         -30 €
+                                me                            20 €         -10 €
+
+# 23. Accounts can override the tags of their parents
+<
+account a    ; atag:A
+account a:b  ; atag:B
+
+$ hledger -f- accounts tag:atag=a
+a
+
+# 24. Transactions can override the tags of used accounts
+<
+account a    ; atag:A
+account a:b  ; atag:B
+2023-01-01 Test
+    ; atag:C
+    (a:b)  10 €
+
+$ hledger -f- bal --pivot=atag
+                10 €  C
+--------------------
+                10 €
+
+# 25. Postings can override the tags of their accounts
+<
+account a    ; atag:A
+account a:b  ; atag:B
+
+2023-01-01 Test
+    ; atag:C
+    (a:b)  10 €  ; atag:D
+
+$ hledger -f- bal --pivot=atag
+                10 €  D
+--------------------
+                10 €