20T Converter

Extract text from 2020 tax returns (20T)

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Drop or upload your .20T file

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How to extract text from your 20T file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your 20T file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert 20T to another file type

To convert 20T tax returns to another format, you need TurboTax Canada or other Data software.

Convert a file to 20T

To convert other file formats to the "Tax Return Data" file type, you need software like TurboTax Canada or a similar tool.

About 20T files

The .20t file extension represents a 2020 Canadian T1 Tax Return created by Intuit TurboTax Canada (Desktop edition). It contains sensitive personal financial data, including income, deductions, and credits for the 2020 tax year, stored in a proprietary and often encrypted format.

Users typically encounter friction with .20t files because they are year-specific. You cannot open a 2020 tax file with 2021 or 2024 software directly; you must either use the specific TurboTax 2020 software to view/edit it or use a newer version to "carry forward" the data into a new return. They are not compatible with standard text editors, web browsers, or generic file converters due to strict encryption protocols protecting PII (Personally Identifiable Information).

Best Conversion Targets:

To PDF: For archiving, printing, or sharing with a mortgage broker, the only reliable method is to open the file in TurboTax Canada (2020 version) and select "Print to PDF".
To New Tax Year: To migrate data, use the "Import" or "Carry Forward" feature in newer software like TurboTax 2025 or TaxCycle.
For Web/Email: Never email a raw .20t file. Convert it to a password-protected PDF first.

Convert.Guru analyzes your 20T file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted 18T, 19T and T18 files.

FAQ

If you want to convert 20T file to [% faq_exts_to %], you can use TurboTax Canada or similar software from the "2020 Canadian Tax Return" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert [% faq_exts_from %] files to 20T, try TurboTax Canada or another comparable tool in the "2020 Canadian Tax Return" category.

The 20T Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our 20T converter.