I THINK THIS IS A BUG IF I AM WRONG PLEASE LET ME KNOW
using fresh install of joomla 2.5.1 and fresh install of virtuemart with only the sample products installed
running on WAMP 2 with php 5.3.8
everything was ok until i went to Tax & Calculation Rule / Tax 9.25% then i got the attached screenshot
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