<PAGE>   1

    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 1998

                           Registration No. __________

                                   ----------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
             Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933

                                   INTUIT INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

        DELAWARE                               77-0034611
(State of incorporation)         (I.R.S. employer identification number)

                               2535 GARCIA AVENUE
                         MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94043
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                      INTUIT INC. 1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                          CATHERINE L. VALENTINE, ESQ.
                                   INTUIT INC.
                            P.O. BOX 7850, M.S. 52028
                      MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94039-7850
                                 (650) 944-6656
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

                                   COPIES TO:
                              Kenneth A. Linhares
                                 Fenwick & West
                              Two Palo Alto Square
                           Palo Alto, California 94306

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
    TITLE OF                          PROPOSED MAXIMUM    PROPOSED MAXIMUM
SECURITIES TO BE     AMOUNT TO BE      OFFERING PRICE    AGGREGATE OFFERING     AMOUNT OF
   REGISTERED         REGISTERED          PER SHARE            PRICE         REGISTRATION FEE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                 <C>                  <C>               <C>                   <C>
  Common Stock      200,000 shares(1)    $36.72(1)          $7,344,000           $2,166
</TABLE>

(1)     Represents additional shares available for issuance under the 1996
        Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of January 30, 1998. The offering price
        information is estimated as of January 27, 1998, pursuant to Rule 457,
        solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.



<PAGE>   2

This registration statement relates to 200,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par
value per share of the Registrant, reserved for issuance under the Intuit Inc.
1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). On November 26, 1996, the
Registrant filed an initial Form S-8 Registration Statement (file no. 333-16829)
to register 300,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan.
The contents of such Registration Statement are incorporated herein by
reference.


ITEM 8         EXHIBITS

   4.01        Registrant's 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended 
               through January 16, 1998

   5.01        Opinion of Counsel

  23.01        Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01)

  23.02        Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

  24.01        Power of Attorney (see page 4)



                                        2
<PAGE>   3

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Mountain View, State of California, on January 28,
1998.


                                     INTUIT INC.

                                By:  /s/ GREG J. SANTORA
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                     Greg J. Santora
                                     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer




<PAGE>   4

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

By signing this Form S-8 below, I hereby appoint each of William V. Campbell and
Greg J. Santora as my attorney-in-fact to sign all amendments to this Form S-8
on my behalf, and to file this Form S-8 (including all exhibits and other
documents related to the Form S-8) with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
I authorize each of my attorneys-in-fact to (1) appoint a substitute
attorney-in-fact for himself and (2) perform any actions that he believes are
necessary or appropriate to carry out the intention and purpose of this Power of
Attorney. I ratify and confirm all lawful actions taken directly or indirectly
by my attorneys-in-fact and by any properly appointed substitute
attorneys-in-fact.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            NAME                                TITLE                          DATE
            ----                                -----                          ----
<S>                                  <C>                                   <C>
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER:


/s/  WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL             President, Chief Executive Officer    January 28, 1998
-----------------------------        and Director
William V. Campbell


PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER AND
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER:


/s/  GREG J. SANTORA                 Vice President and                    January 28, 1998
-----------------------------        Chief Financial Officer
Greg J. Santora


ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS:


/s/  SCOTT D. COOK                   Chairman of the Board of Directors    January 28, 1998
-----------------------------
Scott D. Cook


/s/  CHRISTOPHER W. BRODY            Director                              January 28, 1998
---------------------------
Christopher W. Brody


/s/  L. JOHN DOERR                   Director                              January 28, 1998
-----------------------------
L. John Doerr


/s/  MICHAEL R. HALLMAN              Director                              January 28, 1998
-----------------------------
Michael R. Hallman


/s/  BURTON J. MCMURTRY              Director                              January 28, 1998
-----------------------------
Burton J. McMurtry
</TABLE>




                                       4

<PAGE>   5


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit Number        Description                                           Page
--------------        -----------                                           ----
<S>                   <C>                                                    <C>
   4.01               Registrant's 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

   5.01               Opinion of Counsel

  23.01               Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01)

  23.02               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

  24.01               Power of Attorney (see page 4)
</TABLE>



                                      5
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1

    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 30, 1998

                           Registration No. __________

                                   ----------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
             Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933

                                   INTUIT INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

        DELAWARE                               77-0034611
(State of incorporation)         (I.R.S. employer identification number)

                               2535 GARCIA AVENUE
                         MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94043
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                      INTUIT INC. 1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                          CATHERINE L. VALENTINE, ESQ.
                                   INTUIT INC.
                            P.O. BOX 7850, M.S. 52028
                      MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94039-7850
                                 (650) 944-6656
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

                                   COPIES TO:
                              Kenneth A. Linhares
                                 Fenwick & West
                              Two Palo Alto Square
                           Palo Alto, California 94306

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
TITLE OF                          PROPOSED MAXIMUM    PROPOSED MAXIMUM
SECURITIES TO BE     AMOUNT TO BE      OFFERING PRICE    AGGREGATE OFFERING     AMOUNT OF
   REGISTERED         REGISTERED          PER SHARE            PRICE         REGISTRATION FEE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock      200,000 shares(1)    $36.72(1)          $7,344,000           $2,166
(1)     Represents additional shares available for issuance under the 1996
        Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of January 30, 1998. The offering price
        information is estimated as of January 27, 1998, pursuant to Rule 457,
        solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
2

This registration statement relates to 200,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par
value per share of the Registrant, reserved for issuance under the Intuit Inc.
1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"). On November 26, 1996, the
Registrant filed an initial Form S-8 Registration Statement (file no. 333-16829)
to register 300,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Plan.
The contents of such Registration Statement are incorporated herein by
reference.

ITEM 8         EXHIBITS

   4.01        Registrant's 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended 
               through January 16, 1998

   5.01        Opinion of Counsel

  23.01        Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01)

  23.02        Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

  24.01        Power of Attorney (see page 4)

                                        2
3

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Mountain View, State of California, on January 28,
1998.

                                     INTUIT INC.

                                By:  /s/ GREG J. SANTORA
                                   --------------------------------------------
                                     Greg J. Santora
                                     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
4

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

By signing this Form S-8 below, I hereby appoint each of William V. Campbell and
Greg J. Santora as my attorney-in-fact to sign all amendments to this Form S-8
on my behalf, and to file this Form S-8 (including all exhibits and other
documents related to the Form S-8) with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
I authorize each of my attorneys-in-fact to (1) appoint a substitute
attorney-in-fact for himself and (2) perform any actions that he believes are
necessary or appropriate to carry out the intention and purpose of this Power of
Attorney. I ratify and confirm all lawful actions taken directly or indirectly
by my attorneys-in-fact and by any properly appointed substitute
attorneys-in-fact.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
NAME                                TITLE                          DATE
            ----                                -----                          ----
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER:

/s/  WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL             President, Chief Executive Officer    January 28, 1998
-----------------------------        and Director
William V. Campbell

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER AND
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER:

/s/  GREG J. SANTORA                 Vice President and                    January 28, 1998
-----------------------------        Chief Financial Officer
Greg J. Santora

ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS:

/s/  SCOTT D. COOK                   Chairman of the Board of Directors    January 28, 1998
-----------------------------
Scott D. Cook

/s/  CHRISTOPHER W. BRODY            Director                              January 28, 1998
---------------------------
Christopher W. Brody

/s/  L. JOHN DOERR                   Director                              January 28, 1998
-----------------------------
L. John Doerr

/s/  MICHAEL R. HALLMAN              Director                              January 28, 1998
-----------------------------
Michael R. Hallman

/s/  BURTON J. MCMURTRY              Director                              January 28, 1998
-----------------------------
Burton J. McMurtry
4
5

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number        Description                                           Page
--------------        -----------                                           ----
4.01               Registrant's 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

   5.01               Opinion of Counsel

  23.01               Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01)

  23.02               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

  24.01               Power of Attorney (see page 4)
5