TAX2020 Converter

Extract text from 2020 tax returns (TAX2020)

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How to extract text from your TAX2020 file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your TAX2020 file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert TAX2020 to another file type

To convert TAX2020 tax returns to another format, you need Intuit TurboTax or other Data software.

Convert a file to TAX2020

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

About TAX2020 files

The .tax2020 file is a proprietary data container generated exclusively by Intuit TurboTax for the 2020 tax year. Unlike a PDF, this file does not contain visual images of your tax forms (like the 1040); instead, it acts as a compressed ZIP archive holding raw XML data, worksheets, and asset lists required by the software to calculate your refund or liability.

Users typically encounter significant friction with this format because it is version-locked: a .tax2020 file cannot be opened by TurboTax 2021, 2019, or Adobe Acrobat. If you have lost the installation media for the 2020 software or if your subscription has expired, the file becomes effectively inaccessible, leaving you unable to view, print, or amend your return. This creates a critical problem for users facing IRS audits or mortgage applications who failed to export a PDF copy at the time of filing.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Archiving & Viewing: Convert to PDF (Portable Document Format). This is the only format accepted by banks and the IRS for documentation. This typically requires reinstalling the 2020 software to use the "Save to PDF" function.
For Data Transfer: Import into the 2021 version of Intuit TurboTax to transfer data to the next tax year.

Convert.Guru analyzes your TAX2020 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

Users also converted TAX, VER, TAX2018, TAX2017 and PDF files.

FAQ

If you want to convert TAX2020 file to PDF, XLS, XLSX, XLSM, XLSB, ODS, CSV, TSV, TAB, DIF, SLK or WK1, you can use Intuit TurboTax or similar software from the "2020 Tax Return Data" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert WQ1, XLSM, NOTES, QPW, WK3, WB2, WKS, XLSB, 123, XLS, WB1 or XLSX files to TAX2020, try Intuit TurboTax or another comparable tool in the "2020 Tax Return Data" category.

The TAX2020 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 TAX2020 converter.