1.   And they did it on a shoestring budget, without triggering the feared luxury tax.

2.   And various Indonesian taxes, like import duties and luxury taxes, keep prices high.

3.   And while Cuban was spending lavishly on his team and acquiring every available body, he took pot shots at Lakers management for penny-pinching to avoid the luxury tax.

4.   Another major issue could be the luxury tax, which would penalize teams financially for high payrolls.

5.   Any form of a luxury tax was not.

6.   At a ceremony in New York on Monday -- tax day, of course -- Parker is scrapping the luxury tax for the whole anniversary year.

7.   Because the gas-guzzler tax is added to the transaction price, from which the luxury tax is calculated.

8.   Beyond the luxury tax and contract restrictions, another obstacle to widespread movement and trades, two team officials said, is the activity of a few select teams.

9.   Better to hear that than another horror story from a bunch of noisy lawyers yapping about contraction, luxury taxes and strike dates.

10.   Beginning next season, a luxury tax would be levied for three years against portions of club payrolls over a designated threshold.