diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
index a02c03dc..5b09f35a 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/__manifest__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating — Configurator',
-    'version': '19.0.23.3.0',
+    'version': '19.0.23.4.0',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'Quotation configurator with part catalog, coating configs, and formula-based pricing engine.',
     'description': """
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/express_order.scss b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/express_order.scss
index a57975a9..9f75c945 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/express_order.scss
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/static/src/scss/express_order.scss
@@ -537,20 +537,31 @@
             color: $xpr-text;
             border-bottom: 1px solid $xpr-border-table;   // horizontal divider per row
 
-            // col 1 — label, carrying the vertical column divider on its right edge
+            // col 1 — label (+ optional inline picker), carrying the
+            // vertical column divider on its right edge
             .o_fp_xpr_total_label {
                 display: flex;
-                align-items: center;
+                flex-direction: column;
+                justify-content: flex-start;
+                gap: 5px;
                 padding: 8px 14px;
                 border-right: 1px solid $xpr-border-table;
                 color: $xpr-text-muted;
                 font-weight: 500;
+
+                // charge-type / tax pickers sit under the label text and
+                // fill the column width so the dropdown never collapses
+                .o_field_widget {
+                    width: 100%;
+                    font-weight: 400;
+                }
             }
 
-            // col 2 — value, right-aligned so amounts line up in a column
+            // col 2 — value amount, top-aligned with the label text and
+            // right-aligned so every amount lines up in one column
             > :not(.o_fp_xpr_total_label) {
                 display: flex;
-                align-items: center;
+                align-items: flex-start;
                 justify-content: flex-end;
                 gap: 8px;
                 padding: 8px 14px;
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/views/fp_express_order_views.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/views/fp_express_order_views.xml
index a5a9b0f6..f2f9a2bd 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/views/fp_express_order_views.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_configurator/views/fp_express_order_views.xml
@@ -355,28 +355,28 @@
                                            readonly="1" nolabel="1"/>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="o_fp_xpr_total_row">
-                                    <span class="o_fp_xpr_total_label">Additional Charge</span>
-                                    <div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2">
+                                    <div class="o_fp_xpr_total_label">
+                                        <span>Additional Charge</span>
                                         <field name="charge_type_id" nolabel="1"
                                                placeholder="Type..."
                                                options="{'no_open': True}"/>
-                                        <field name="charge_amount"
-                                               widget="monetary"
-                                               options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"
-                                               nolabel="1"/>
                                     </div>
+                                    <field name="charge_amount"
+                                           widget="monetary"
+                                           options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"
+                                           nolabel="1"/>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="o_fp_xpr_total_row">
-                                    <span class="o_fp_xpr_total_label">Tax</span>
-                                    <div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2">
+                                    <div class="o_fp_xpr_total_label">
+                                        <span>Tax</span>
                                         <field name="tax_id" nolabel="1"
                                                placeholder="Tax type..."
                                                options="{'no_create': True}"/>
-                                        <field name="total_tax"
-                                               widget="monetary"
-                                               options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"
-                                               readonly="1" nolabel="1"/>
                                     </div>
+                                    <field name="total_tax"
+                                           widget="monetary"
+                                           options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"
+                                           readonly="1" nolabel="1"/>
                                 </div>
                                 <div class="o_fp_xpr_total_row">
                                     <span class="o_fp_xpr_total_label">Total Lines</span>