I thought i completed my mass state return but now the status says “started” but my federal says “pending” , any explanation?

[Critter · Accepted solution]

Yes ... if you filed the federal & state at the same time THEN the state will remain in a started mode until the IRS has either accepted the return for processing OR  rejected it.

If it is accepted then the state is forwarded to the state for acceptance or rejection.  There is nothing you can do or change until the IRS responds ... which in case you missed the news they & the rest of the government is on furlough until the budget can be rectified. So IRS acceptances are on hold until they reopen AND even if you get an early acceptance the IRS will still not start processing the returns until the 29th or later.

[jesabell04]

My federal return has been accepted and already got my return and my State still says started, even though Illinois state started accepting tax returns the same day as fed, Jan 29, 2018....??  Help!

[Critter]

Log in and complete the STATE interview again , then the REVIEW tab & the FILE tab to submit the return now.