diff --git a/app/views/items/index.html.erb b/app/views/items/index.html.erb
index d35186e..9b3d4e9 100644
--- a/app/views/items/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/items/index.html.erb
@@ -26,10 +26,18 @@
             <td class="description"><%= truncate(item.description, length: 60) %></td>
             <td class="unit_price"><%= number_to_currency(item.unit_price) %></td>
             <td class="taxable center">
-              <%= item.taxable ? content_tag(:span, '', class: 'icon icon-ok') : "" %>
+              <% if item.taxable %>
+                <span class="icon icon-ok" style="color: green;"><%=t(:yes)%></span>
+              <% else %>
+                <span class="icon icon-not-ok" style="color: #999;"><%=t(:no)%></span>
+              <% end %>
             </td>
             <td class="active center">
-              <%= checked_image item.active %>
+              <% if item.active %>
+                <span class="icon icon-ok" style="color: green;"><%=t(:yes)%></span>
+              <% else %>
+                <span class="icon icon-not-ok" style="color: #999;"><%=t(:no)%></span>
+              <% end %>
             </td>
             <td class="buttons">
               <%= link_to l(:button_edit), edit_item_path(item), class: 'icon icon-edit' %>
diff --git a/app/views/items/show.html.erb b/app/views/items/show.html.erb
index be2015a..b86351d 100644
--- a/app/views/items/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/items/show.html.erb
@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@
         <p>
           <strong>Taxable:</strong> 
           <% if @item.taxable %>
-            <span class="icon icon-ok" style="color: green;">Yes</span>
+            <span class="icon icon-ok" style="color: green;"><%=t(:yes)%></span>
           <% else %>
-            <span class="icon icon-not-ok" style="color: #999;">No</span>
+            <span class="icon icon-not-ok" style="color: #999;"><%=t(:no)%></span>
           <% end %>
         </p>
         <p>
           <strong>Active:</strong> 
           <% if @item.active %>
-            <span class="icon icon-ok" style="color: green;">Yes</span>
+            <span class="icon icon-ok" style="color: green;"><%=t(:yes)%></span>
           <% else %>
-            <span class="icon icon-not-ok" style="color: #999;">No</span>
+            <span class="icon icon-not-ok" style="color: #999;"><%=t(:no)%></span>
           <% end %>
         </p>
       </div>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 90cc89e..300e11e 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ en:
   label_line_items: "Line Items"
   label_price: "Unit Price"
   label_item_new: "New Item"
+  label_no: "No"
   label_qty: "Quantity"
   label_remove: "Remove"
   label_sync_now_accounts: "Sync Accounts"
   label_sync_now_items: "Sync Items"
   label_total: "Total"
+  label_yes: "Yes"
 
   notice_added_from: "Added from issue #"
   
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