HR 4151 · 107th Congress · Taxation
Fairness, Simplification and Competitiveness for American Business Act of 2002
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.(2002-04-10)
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Fairness, Simplification and Competitiveness for American Business Act of 2002 - Revises Internal Revenue Code (the Code) rules relating to U.S. businesses operating abroad. Revises provisions concerning treatment of controlled foreign corporations, including: (1) expanding the de minimis rule; (2) excluding from the definition of "foreign base company oil related income" the pipeline transportation of oil or gas within such foreign country; (3) repealing rules applicable to foreign personal holding companies and foreign investment companies; and (4) amending the definition of foreign personal holding company income to include income from certain personal services contracts and sale of such contracts. Sets forth provisions concerning foreign tax credit, including: (1) extending the period in which excess foreign taxes may be carried; (2) defining overall domestic loss and setting forth provisions for determining taxable income for any taxpayer sustaining such a loss; (3) issuing special rules relating to financial services income; (4) dictating rules for the treatment of dividends from certain corporations and extending the look-through treatment for such corporations; (5) extendin…
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