It depends on if NY will give anyone an ITIN # like CA does and what you define as illegal.
If NY gives every migrant who wants one an ITIN #, the state views them as legal. Then Jackson Hewitt would only file a state return for those people, not a federal return.
If NY does not give out ITIN #s like candy, then Jackson Hewitt would only be doing returns for federally recognized legal migrants (asylum seekers, etc).
In CA, the state level EITC is a carrot to entice illegals to register for an ITIN #. Since CA and NY are so similar in policy, my guess is NY probably doing the same.
In CA, the state pays NGOs $20 million a year to hunt down migrants and to convince them to get an ITIN and file a tax return: https://gwsandiego.net/blog/?p=3185
It depends on if NY will give anyone an ITIN # like CA does and what you define as illegal.
If NY gives every migrant who wants one an ITIN #, the state views them as legal. Then Jackson Hewitt would only file a state return for those people, not a federal return.
If NY does not give out ITIN #s like candy, then Jackson Hewitt would only be doing returns for federally recognized legal migrants (asylum seekers, etc).
In CA, the state level EITC is a carrot to entice illegals to register for an ITIN #. Since CA and NY are so similar in policy, my guess is NY probably doing the same.
In CA, the state pays NGOs $20 million a year to hunt down migrants and to convince them to get an ITIN and file a tax return: https://gwsandiego.net/blog/?p=3185