106. Luxury taxes: In professional baseball, the luxury tax is a tax on the amount a team's total payroll excee...
106. Luxury taxes: In professional baseball, the luxury tax is a tax on the amount a team's total payroll exceeds a set threshold established by the league. The tax is intended to prevent teams in larger and more profitable markets from dominating the sport by attracting a majority of the most talented (and hence highest paid) players. In 2004, this threshold was set at $120.5 million dollars. By 2009 the threshold had been raised to $162 million.
106. Luxury taxes: In professional baseball, the luxury tax is a tax on the amount a team's total payroll exceeds a set threshold established by the league. The tax is intended to prevent teams in larger and more profitable markets from dominating the sport by attracting a majority of the most talented (and hence highest paid) players. In 2004, this threshold was set at $120.5 million dollars. By 2009 the threshold had been raised to $162 million.