After you file

My state is pending. It is my understanding that it cannot be accepted or usually isn’t until the federal return is accepted and approved. I have earned confine credit and addition child tax credit and everything I’ve read said that that alone is legally delayed from being processed until mid February. So unless there is an issue with the ones that filed prior to the opening date of 2/12 or the backlog is as bad as they say.. something else has to be holding things up for a lot of people here.