Tradtionally the Jazz score well on the P&L statement for a small market team with no NHL franchise sharing their arena. In part it is because the team has scant debt and owns EnergySolutions Arena. Last season the team posted a loss though as the Jazz were a luxury tax payer for the first time thanks to its high payroll. In addition to paying a $3.1 million tax, the Jazz were ineligible to receive the $3.7 million check that all non-tax paying teams received. The team remained the sixth-highest NBA team in attendance durng the 2009-10 season with an average gate of 19,378. The Jazz also have seen their ratings on Fox Sports Net Utah continually increase the past two years. Through December of this year the team averaged a 6.3 rating, up 50% from last year, and the network has already topped a 9.0 rating on three occasions, matching last year's full-season total.
