diff --git a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
index f53ca0b461c..4bf7fe95420 100644
--- a/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
+++ b/includes/admin/meta-boxes/class-wc-meta-box-product-data.php
@@ -252,24 +252,35 @@ class WC_Meta_Box_Product_Data {
 					echo '<div class="options_group show_if_simple show_if_external show_if_variable">';
 
 						// Tax
-						woocommerce_wp_select( array( 'id' => '_tax_status', 'label' => __( 'Tax Status', 'woocommerce' ), 'options' => array(
-							'taxable' 	=> __( 'Taxable', 'woocommerce' ),
-							'shipping' 	=> __( 'Shipping only', 'woocommerce' ),
-							'none' 		=> _x( 'None', 'Tax status', 'woocommerce' )
-						), 'desc_tip' => 'true', 'description' => __( 'The tax status specifies which part of your product tax will be calculated on.', 'woocommerce' ) ) );
+						woocommerce_wp_select( array(
+							'id'      => '_tax_status',
+							'label'   => __( 'Tax Status', 'woocommerce' ),
+							'options' => array(
+								'taxable' 	=> __( 'Taxable', 'woocommerce' ),
+								'shipping' 	=> __( 'Shipping only', 'woocommerce' ),
+								'none' 		=> _x( 'None', 'Tax status', 'woocommerce' )
+							),
+							'desc_tip'    => 'true',
+							'description' => __( 'Define whether or not the entire product is taxable, or just the cost of shipping it.', 'woocommerce' )
+						) );
 
 						$tax_classes         = WC_Tax::get_tax_classes();
 						$classes_options     = array();
 						$classes_options[''] = __( 'Standard', 'woocommerce' );
 
 						if ( ! empty( $tax_classes ) ) {
-
 							foreach ( $tax_classes as $class ) {
 								$classes_options[ sanitize_title( $class ) ] = esc_html( $class );
 							}
 						}
 
-						woocommerce_wp_select( array( 'id' => '_tax_class', 'label' => __( 'Tax Class', 'woocommerce' ), 'options' => $classes_options, 'desc_tip' => 'true', 'description' => __( 'The tax class specifies what tax rate your product will be calculated with.', 'woocommerce' ) ) );
+						woocommerce_wp_select( array(
+							'id'          => '_tax_class',
+							'label'       => __( 'Tax Class', 'woocommerce' ),
+							'options'     => $classes_options,
+							'desc_tip'    => 'true',
+							'description' => __( 'Choose a tax class for this product. Tax classes are used to apply different tax rates specific to certain types of product.', 'woocommerce' )
+						) );
 
 						do_action( 'woocommerce_product_options_tax' );