My fiancee will have earned about 20,000 pounds while a British citizen living in England and NOT married to me. She will likely not work at all once she moves here and we get married.
My main reason for the question is to figure out how or if I should be reporting her earned income as a foreign citizen in a foreign country before our marriage... but secondly, I also want to determine how this impacts my ability to deduct a Traditional IRA contribution. My income is at a point where if I DON'T have to include her income with mine this year, I could deduct a Traditional IRA contribution due to the higher phaseout for MFJ. But if I have to include her income, and it increases my MAGI, then I won't be able to.
Thanks!
