What's Does Pending Mean

Pending simply means that your e-filed return is on its way and that the government hasn’t accepted or rejected it yet.

Does pending mean accepted?

Pending simply means that your e-filed return is on its way and that the government hasn’t accepted or rejected it yet.

What does a pending status mean?

A pending sale status means the seller has accepted an offer from a hopeful buyer, but the deal hasn’t closed yet. (This is different from a contingent sale.) … But there’s still a chance the home can be up for grabs again—say, if the home inspection doesn’t check out or the buyer can’t pull together the financing.