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tax-inclusive price display; showing the final all-inclusive total on price tags and advertisements
The practice of displaying the full, tax-included price on price tags, menus, and advertisements — rather than the pre-tax price. Under Japan's Consumer Tax Act, businesses selling to consumers are required to use 総額表示 so that the shopper can see at a glance what they will actually pay.
Composed of 総額 (total amount) and 表示 (display, indication).
Usage
This is a retail and consumer-law term that most shoppers in Japan have seen on posters and receipts. The contrast is with 税抜 pricing, where only the pre-tax amount is shown and consumption tax is added at checkout. Under the revised Consumer Tax Act, retailers selling to end consumers must show the tax-inclusive total — though they may also show the pre-tax price alongside.
Common collocations
- 総額表示が義務: tax-inclusive pricing is mandatory
- 総額表示義務化: making tax-inclusive pricing mandatory
- 総額表示に対応する: to switch over to tax-inclusive pricing