diff --git a/includes/API/Taxes_Controller.php b/includes/API/Taxes_Controller.php
index 5a13ac4..c03fad1 100644
--- a/includes/API/Taxes_Controller.php
+++ b/includes/API/Taxes_Controller.php
@@ -39,12 +39,30 @@ class Taxes_Controller extends WC_REST_Taxes_Controller {
 	 */
 	public function __construct() {
 		add_filter( 'woocommerce_pos_rest_dispatch_taxes_request', array( $this, 'wcpos_dispatch_request' ), 10, 4 );
+		add_filter( 'woocommerce_rest_check_permissions', array( $this, 'check_permissions' ) );
 
 		if ( method_exists( parent::class, '__construct' ) ) {
 			parent::__construct();
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Check if the current user can view the taxes.
+	 * Note: WC REST API currently requires manage_woocommerce capability to access the endpoint (even for read only).
+	 * This would stop the Cashier role from being able to view the taxes, so we check for read_private_products instead.
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed $permission
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public function check_permissions( $permission ) {
+		if ( ! $permission ) {
+			return current_user_can( 'read_private_products' );
+		}
+
+		return $permission;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Dispatch request to parent controller, or override if needed.
 	 *
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index cf51bd1..8ec7ec4 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors: kilbot
 Tags: cart, e-commerce, ecommerce, inventory, point-of-sale, pos, sales, sell, shop, shopify, store, vend, woocommerce, wordpress-ecommerce
 Requires at least: 5.6 & WooCommerce 5.3
 Tested up to: 6.4
-Stable tag: 1.4.1
+Stable tag: 1.4.2
 License: GPL-3.0
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
 
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ There is more information on our website at [https://wcpos.com](https://wcpos.co
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 1.4.2 - 2024/01/12 =
+* Urgent Fix: users with role 'cashier' unable to access tax rates API
+
 = 1.4.1 - 2024/01/12 =
 * No change, just messed up the release to WordPress.org
 
diff --git a/woocommerce-pos.php b/woocommerce-pos.php
index ae99c6b..a80cd81 100644
--- a/woocommerce-pos.php
+++ b/woocommerce-pos.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       WooCommerce POS
  * Plugin URI:        https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-pos/
  * Description:       A simple front-end for taking WooCommerce orders at the Point of Sale. Requires <a href="http://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce/">WooCommerce</a>.
- * Version:           1.4.1
+ * Version:           1.4.2
  * Author:            kilbot
  * Author URI:        http://wcpos.com
  * Text Domain:       woocommerce-pos
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 namespace WCPOS\WooCommercePOS;
 
 // Define plugin constants.
-const VERSION     = '1.4.1';
+const VERSION     = '1.4.2';
 const PLUGIN_NAME = 'woocommerce-pos';
 const SHORT_NAME  = 'wcpos';
 \define( __NAMESPACE__ . '\PLUGIN_FILE', plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) ); // 'woocommerce-pos/woocommerce-pos.php'