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Convert TAX2020 to another file type
To convert TAX2020 tax returns to another format, you need TurboTax 2020 or other Data software.
Convert a file to TAX2020
To convert other file formats to the "Tax Return File" file type, you need software like TurboTax 2020 or a similar tool.
About TAX2020 files
The .tax2020 file extension is a proprietary data file generated by the 2020 desktop version of Intuit TurboTax. It contains a user's complete federal and state tax return data for the 2020 tax year, including W-2 information, deductions, and personal financial records. This format is highly restrictive and presents major disadvantages for archiving. It is proprietary and strictly locked to a single specific year of the software. You cannot open a .tax2020 file natively in web browsers, standard document readers, or even newer versions of TurboTax. Users often need to view past tax returns but are blocked because they no longer have the 2020 software installed. Furthermore, it contains highly sensitive personal information, meaning you cannot easily share it. The best target format is PDF for reading and printing, or TXF (Tax Exchange Format) for importing into other accounting software. However, because the data is encoded in a closed format, standard online converters fail to process it. Only the original software can properly render the IRS forms. This file format is notoriously difficult to open or convert because only the original Intuit engine can parse the proprietary tax logic. Fortunately, convert.guru offers a pragmatic workaround. Under the hood, .tax2020 files are technically built as ZIP archives. Just drag and drop your file to identify the format, inspect the internal structure, and show underlying text or content. If our analysis detects supported embedded data, viewing or partial conversion may still be possible without the original software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your TAX2020 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert TAX2020 file to PDF, XLS, XLSX, XLSM, XLSB, ODS, CSV, TSV, TAB, DIF, SLK or WK1, you can use TurboTax 2020 or similar software from the "Tax Return Data Storage" 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 TurboTax 2020 or another comparable tool in the "Tax Return Data Storage" 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.