diff --git a/addons/base_vat/models/account_config_settings.py b/addons/base_vat/models/account_config_settings.py
index 057ec7636a7..48962b3041d 100644
--- a/addons/base_vat/models/account_config_settings.py
+++ b/addons/base_vat/models/account_config_settings.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ class AccountConfigSettings(models.TransientModel):
     _inherit = 'account.config.settings'
 
     vat_check_vies = fields.Boolean(related='company_id.vat_check_vies',
-        string='VIES VAT Check')
+        string='Verify VAT Numbers')
diff --git a/addons/base_vat/models/res_company.py b/addons/base_vat/models/res_company.py
index 9fa71030e05..d9a063d37fe 100644
--- a/addons/base_vat/models/res_company.py
+++ b/addons/base_vat/models/res_company.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ from odoo import fields, models
 class ResCompany(models.Model):
     _inherit = 'res.company'
 
-    vat_check_vies = fields.Boolean(string='VIES VAT Check')
+    vat_check_vies = fields.Boolean(string='Verify VAT Numbers')
diff --git a/addons/base_vat/views/account_config_settings_views.xml b/addons/base_vat/views/account_config_settings_views.xml
index 73ed1ea90f9..09f13546d4e 100644
--- a/addons/base_vat/views/account_config_settings_views.xml
+++ b/addons/base_vat/views/account_config_settings_views.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="account.account_config_settings_view_form"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <div id="eu_service" position="after">
-                <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 o_setting_box" title="Use VIES service to check VAT # of your customers rather than a simple format validation.">
+                <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 o_setting_box" title="If this checkbox is ticked, you will not be able to save a contact if its VAT number cannot be verified by the European VIES service.">
                     <div class="o_setting_left_pane">
                         <field name="vat_check_vies"/>
                     </div>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                         <label for="vat_check_vies"/>
                         <span class="fa fa-lg fa-building-o" title="Values set here are company-specific." groups="base.group_multi_company"/>
                         <div class="text-muted">
-                            VAT # check with European VIES service
+                           Verify VAT numbers using the European VIES service
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/addons/base_vat/views/res_company_views.xml b/addons/base_vat/views/res_company_views.xml
index 379c6e17deb..bf85b2b7f88 100644
--- a/addons/base_vat/views/res_company_views.xml
+++ b/addons/base_vat/views/res_company_views.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_company_form"/>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <field name="parent_id" position="after">
-                <field name="vat_check_vies" />
+                <field name="vat_check_vies" help="If this checkbox is ticked, you will not be able to save a contact if its VAT number cannot be verified by the European VIES service." />
             </field>
             <xpath expr="//field[@name='vat']" position="attributes">
                 <attribute name="string">VAT</attribute>