GT2 Converter

Extract text from T2 tax returns (GT2)


Drop or upload your .GT2 file

How to extract text from your GT2 file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your GT2 file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert GT2 to another file type

To convert GT2 tax returns to another format, you need Intuit ProFile or other Data software.

Convert a file to GT2

To convert other file formats to the "Tax Return File" file type, you need software like Intuit ProFile or a similar tool.


About GT2 files

The .GT2 file extension is primarily used for Canadian T2 corporate tax return files generated by Intuit ProFile or TurboTax Canada. It stores corporate financial data, schedules, and tax calculations required by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). A rare secondary use is the Graoumf Tracker 2 Module, an audio tracker format created by Laurent de Soras. Users handle the primary .GT2 tax files exclusively within Intuit's software ecosystem. Users often need to share these tax files with accountants or stakeholders. The distinct disadvantage of the .GT2 format is that it is highly proprietary, strictly closed, and heavily tied to a specific tax year and software version. It is not supported by standard web browsers or generic document readers. Financial data inside is often obfuscated to protect sensitive corporate information. The most realistic target format is PDF for sharing read-only schedules, or COR for CRA digital submission. Standard online file converters completely fail to process .GT2 files due to their proprietary binary structure. This file format is exceptionally difficult to open or convert directly without an active Intuit subscription. Often only the original software can properly read or export the corporate tax data. However, convert.guru can still identify the file format, inspect the file's raw binary structure, and show embedded text or metadata. Just drag and drop your file to see what it is and convert it if supported.

Convert.Guru analyzes your GT2 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert GT2 file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use Intuit ProFile or similar software from the "Corporate Tax Return Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to GT2, try Intuit ProFile or another comparable tool in the "Corporate Tax Return Data" category.



The GT2 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 GT2 converter.