International Tax Simplification, Fairness, and Competitiveness Act of 2002

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] International Tax Simplification, Fairness, and Competitiveness Act of 2002 - Revises Internal Revenue Code rules relating to the taxation of U.S. businesses operating abroad. Revises provisions concerning treatment of controlled foreign corporations, including: (1) expanding the de minimis rule; (2) repealing rules applicable to foreign personal holding companies and foreign investment companies; and (3) 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; and (5) extending the carryforward period for foreign tax credits. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate to conduct a study to deter…