HARDCAP-KBeta Ref
Taxpayer MLE used
BLOCKINGSecond apronCBA Article VII, Section 6(f)
Summary
Using the Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception hard-caps the team at the second apron.
How it works
Teams above the luxury tax line use the Taxpayer MLE (approximately $5.7M). Using it hard-caps the team at the second apron.
Example
A tax-paying team signs a player using the Taxpayer MLE. Any trade that puts them above $207.8M is ILLEGAL.
Engine behavior
Reads team_transaction_flags.used_taxpayer_mle.