I think that would depend on whether the bill has to be presented to “the President”. If the bill has to be presented to “the President” and was never presented to Joe Biden, then it presumably couldn’t be either pocket vetoed OR become law. It would be in limbo. If it was still in limbo by April 15th I suppose the Bush tax cuts would have expired by the time the taxes have to be paid.
If the bill doesn’t have to be presented to “the President”, then without a valid POTUS signature within 10 days or before the Congress adjourned, the pocket veto would kick in. So it would be pocket vetoed for sure.
I think maybe Mr Rogers is right, though, if the time for the 10 days to start counting is from when the President is presented the bill. So the 10 days would start counting from whenever the bill was presented to Joe Biden. Until then it would be in limbo and the Bush tax cuts would expire because they hadn’t been extended. They would expire as of Jan 1st, I suppose.
I’m pretty tired so I’m not sure I’m thinking clearly, but that’s what I’d say from here.
For me personally, my husband does our taxes; we file a joint return. He doesn’t make waves so he would do whatever Turbo Tax tells him to do and take the penalty if it turns out we paid too little because Obama was proven to have “failed to qualify”. That would be the most pleasing fine I would ever have to pay. I would dance and sing to pay that fine. lol.
I, being the quiet, submissive wife, would let my husband figure out our taxes according to his conscience. He stays out of my kitchen and I stay out of his office; the recipe to a happy marriage. lol
How’s that for an answer? lol