<PAGE>   1

    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 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)

<TABLE>
<S>                                                         <C>
        DELAWARE                                                            77-0034661
(State of incorporation)                                    (I.R.S. employer identification number)
</TABLE>

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

            INTUIT INC. 1998 OPTION PLAN FOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
                            (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, Esq.
                               Fenwick & West LLP
                              Two Palo Alto Square
                           Palo Alto, California 94306

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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TITLE OF SECURITIES         AMOUNT TO           PROPOSED MAXIMUM           PROPOSED MAXIMUM          AMOUNT OF
 TO BE REGISTERED         BE REGISTERED     OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE   AGGREGATE OFFERING PRICE   REGISTRATION FEE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                    <C>                         <C>                      <C>                      <C>       
Common Stock           1,000,000 shares(1)         $64.97(2)                $64,968,750(2)           $18,062(3)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

(1)  Shares available for grant under Registrant's 1998 Option Plan for Mergers
     and Acquisitions.

(2)  The offering price information is estimated as of December 9, 1998,
     pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h), solely for the purpose of calculating
     the registration fee.

(3)  Fee calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
     amended.

<PAGE>   2

                                   INTUIT INC.
                       REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
           PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


This registration statement relates to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.01
par value per share of the Registrant reserved for issuance under the Intuit
Inc. 1998 Option Plan for Mergers and Acquisitions (the "Plan").

ITEM 3 INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

     The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") are incorporated herein by reference:

     (a)  The Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a)
          or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
          "Exchange Act"), or the latest prospectus filed by the Registrant
          pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
          (the "Securities Act"), that contains audited financial statements for
          the Registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements have
          been filed.

     (b)  All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
          Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
          Registrant's annual report or prospectus referred to in (a) above.

     (c)  The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
          Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the
          Commission under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any
          amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
          description.

     All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
the filing of such documents.

ITEM 4 DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

     Not applicable.

ITEM 5 INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

     The validity of the issuance of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby
will be passed upon for the Registrant by Catherine L. Valentine, Esq., Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Registrant. As of December 11,
1998, Ms. Valentine held options to purchase 35,740 shares of Common Stock (of
which 13,291 shares are exercisable within the next 60 days).

     The consolidated financial statements and schedules of Registrant appearing
in Registrant's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended July 31, 1998, have
been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their
report thereon included therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such
consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in
reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.

ITEM 6 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

     As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation law, the
Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates
the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach or
alleged breach of their duty of care. In addition, as permitted by Section 145
of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the Registrant provide
that: (i) the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors 


                                       2

<PAGE>   3

and officers and persons serving in such capacities in other business 
enterprises (including, for example, subsidiaries of the Registrant) at the
Registrant's request, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, including
those circumstances in which indemnification would otherwise be discretionary;
(ii) the Registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify employees and agents in
those circumstances where indemnification is not required by law; (iii) the
Registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and
officers in connection with defending a proceeding (except that it is not
required to advance expenses to a person against whom the Registrant brings a
claim for breach of the duty of loyalty, for an act or omission not in good
faith, intentional misconduct, a knowing violation of law or deriving an
improper personal benefit from a transaction); (iv) the rights conferred in the
Bylaws are not exclusive and the Registrant is authorized to enter into
indemnification agreements with its directors, officers and employees; and (v)
the Registrant may not retroactively amend the Bylaw provisions in a way that is
adverse to such directors, officers and employees.

     The Registrant's policy is to enter into indemnity agreements with each of
its directors and executive officers that provide the maximum indemnity allowed
to directors and executive officers by Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law and the Bylaws, as well as certain additional procedural
protections. In addition, the indemnity agreements provide that directors and
executive officers will be indemnified to the fullest possible extent not
prohibited by law against all expenses (including attorney's fees) and
settlement amounts paid or incurred by them in any action or proceeding, by
reason of their services as directors or executive officers of the Registrant or
as directors or officers of any other company or enterprise when they are
serving in such capacities at the request of the Registrant. The Registrant will
not be obligated pursuant to the agreement to indemnify or advance expenses to
an indemnified party with respect to proceedings or claims initiated by the
indemnified party and not by way of defense, except with respect to proceedings
specifically authorized by the Board of Directors or brought to enforce a right
of indemnification under the indemnity agreements, the Registrant's Bylaws or
any statute or law. Under the agreements, the Registrant is not obligated to
indemnify the indemnified party: (i) for any expenses incurred by the
indemnified party with respect to any proceeding instituted by the indemnified
party to enforce or interpret the agreement, if a court of competent
jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by the
indemnified party in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was
frivolous; (ii) for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the
Registrant consents to such settlement; (iii) with respect to any proceeding or
claim brought by the Registrant against the indemnified party for willful
misconduct, unless a court determines that each of such claims was not made in
good faith or was frivolous; (iv) on account of any suit in which judgment is
rendered against the indemnified party for an accounting of profits made from
the purchase or sale by the indemnified party of securities of the Registrant
pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and related
laws; (v) on account of the indemnified party's conduct which is finally
adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest, or to
constitute willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; (vi) on account
of any conduct from which the indemnified party derived an improper personal
benefit; (vii) on account of conduct the indemnified party believed to be
contrary to the best interests of the Registrant or its stockholders; (viii) on
account of conduct that constituted a breach of the indemnified party's duty of
loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders; or (ix) if a final decision by a
court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such
indemnification is not lawful.

     The indemnification provision in the Bylaws, and the indemnity agreements
entered into between the Registrant and its directors and executive officers,
may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant's officers
and directors for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

     The indemnity agreements require the Registrant to maintain director and
officer liability insurance to the extent readily available. The Registration
currently carries a director and officer insurance policy.


                                       3

<PAGE>   4

ITEM 7 EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED

     Not applicable.

ITEM 8 EXHIBITS

<TABLE>
<S>           <C>
4.01          Registrant's 1998 Option Plan for Mergers and Acquisitions, as adopted 
              November 11, 1998, and Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement for use 
              thereunder

4.02(1)       Certificate of Incorporation of Intuit dated February 1, 1993

4.03(2)       Certificate of Amendment to Intuit's Certificate of Incorporation dated 
              December 14, 1993

4.04(3)       Certificate of Amendment to Intuit's Certificate of Incorporation dated 
              January 18, 1996

4.05(4)       Certificate of Designations of Series B Junior Participating Preferred 
              Stock dated May 1, 1998

4.06(5)       Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated October 5, 1998

4.07(5)       Certificate of Retirement of Series A Preferred Stock dated 
              September 16, 1998

4.08(6)       Bylaws of Intuit, as amended and restated effective April 29, 1998

4.09(5)       Form of Specimen Certificate for Intuit's Common Stock

4.10(5)       Form of Right Certificate for Series B Junior Participating Preferred 
              Stock

5.01          Opinion of Counsel

23.01         Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01)

23.02         Consent of Ernst & Young LLP

24.01 Power of Attorney (see page 7)
</TABLE>
------------
(1)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed
     with the Commission on February 3, 1993, as amended (File No. 33-57884),
     and incorporated by reference. 

(2)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-K as originally filed with the
     Commission on October 31, 1994, as amended, and incorporated by reference.

(3)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31,
     1996, filed with the Commission on March 15, 1996 and incorporated by
     reference. 

(4)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed
     with the Commission on May 5, 1998 and incorporated by reference. 

(5)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July
     31, 1998, filed with the Commission on October 6, 1998 and incorporated by
     reference. 

(6)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May
     2, 1998 and incorporated by reference.


ITEM 9 UNDERTAKINGS

     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:


                                       4

<PAGE>   5

     (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

          (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
               Securities Act;

          (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
               the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most
               recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
               in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
               information set forth in the Registration Statement.
               Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
               of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
               offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
               deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
               offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
               with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
               the changes in volume and price represent no more than a twenty
               percent (20%) change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
               forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
               effective registration statement.

          (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
               distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration
               Statement or any material change to such information in the
               Registration Statement.

          provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not
          apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8 or Form
          F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective
          amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
          with or furnished to the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section
          15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
          Registration Statement.

     (2)  That for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
          Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
          registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and
          the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
          initial bona fide offering thereof.

     (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
          of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
          termination of the offering.

     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
     determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
     Registrant's annual report pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the
     Exchange Act, (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
     plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
     incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to
     be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
     and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
     initial bona fide offering thereof.

     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 hereof, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered hereby, the Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


                                       5

<PAGE>   6

                                   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 December 11,
1998.


                                   INTUIT INC.

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


                                       6

<PAGE>   7

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

By signing this Form S-8 below, I hereby appoint each of William H. Harris, Jr.
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.

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


/s/  WILLIAM H. HARRIS, JR.         President, Chief Executive Officer     December 11, 1998
---------------------------------   and Director
William H. Harris, Jr.


PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER AND
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER:


/s/  GREG J. SANTORA                Vice President and                     December 11, 1998
---------------------------------   Chief Financial Officer
Greg J. Santora 


ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS:


/s/  CHRISTOPHER W.  BRODY          Director                               December 11, 1998
---------------------------------
Christopher W.  Broody


/s/  WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL            Director                               December 11, 1998
---------------------------------
William V. Campbell


/s/  SCOTT D. COOK                  Director
Scott D. Cook                                                              December 11, 1998


/s/  L. JOHN DOERR                  Director                               December 11, 1998
---------------------------------
L. John Doerr


/s/  MICHAEL R. HALLMAN             Director                               December 11, 1998
---------------------------------
Michael R. Hallman


/s/  BURTON J.  MCMURTRY            Director                               December 11, 1998
---------------------------------
Burton J.  McMurtry
</TABLE>

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit
Number        Description                                                                 Page
-------       -----------                                                                 ----
<S>           <C>                                                                         <C>
4.01          Registrant's 1998 Option Plan for Mergers and Acquisitions, as adopted 
              November 11, 1998, and Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement for use 
              thereunder

4.02(1)       Certificate of Incorporation of Intuit dated February 1, 1993

4.03(2)       Certificate of Amendment to Intuit's Certificate of Incorporation dated 
              December 14, 1993

4.04(3)       Certificate of Amendment to Intuit's Certificate of Incorporation dated 
              January 18, 1996

4.05(4)       Certificate of Designations of Series B Junior Participating Preferred 
              Stock dated May 1, 1998

4.06(5)       Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated October 5, 1998

4.07(5)       Certificate of Retirement of Series A Preferred Stock dated 
              September 16, 1998

4.08(6)       Bylaws of Intuit, as amended and restated effective April 29, 1998

4.09(5)       Form of Specimen Certificate for Intuit's Common Stock

4.10(5)       Form of Right Certificate for Series B Junior Participating Preferred 
              Stock

5.01          Opinion of Counsel

23.01         Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01)

23.02         Consent of Ernst & Young LLP

24.01 Power of Attorney (see page 7)
</TABLE>
------------
(1)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed
     with the Commission on February 3, 1993, as amended (File No. 33-57884),
     and incorporated by reference. 

(2)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-K as originally filed with the
     Commission on October 31, 1994, as amended, and incorporated by reference.

(3)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31,
     1996, filed with the Commission on March 15, 1996 and incorporated by
     reference. 

(4)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed
     with the Commission on May 5, 1998 and incorporated by reference. 

(5)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July
     31, 1998, filed with the Commission on October 6, 1998 and incorporated by
     reference. 

(6)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May
     2, 1998 and incorporated by reference.


                                       8
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1

    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 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                                                            77-0034661
(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. 1998 OPTION PLAN FOR MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
                            (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, Esq.
                               Fenwick & West LLP
                              Two Palo Alto Square
                           Palo Alto, California 94306

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TITLE OF SECURITIES         AMOUNT TO           PROPOSED MAXIMUM           PROPOSED MAXIMUM          AMOUNT OF
 TO BE REGISTERED         BE REGISTERED     OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE   AGGREGATE OFFERING PRICE   REGISTRATION FEE
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock           1,000,000 shares(1)         $64.97(2)                $64,968,750(2)           $18,062(3)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1)  Shares available for grant under Registrant's 1998 Option Plan for Mergers
     and Acquisitions.

(2)  The offering price information is estimated as of December 9, 1998,
     pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h), solely for the purpose of calculating
     the registration fee.

(3)  Fee calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
     amended.
2

                                   INTUIT INC.
                       REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
           PART II: INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

This registration statement relates to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.01
par value per share of the Registrant reserved for issuance under the Intuit
Inc. 1998 Option Plan for Mergers and Acquisitions (the "Plan").

ITEM 3 INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

     The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") are incorporated herein by reference:

     (a)  The Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to Section 13(a)
          or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
          "Exchange Act"), or the latest prospectus filed by the Registrant
          pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
          (the "Securities Act"), that contains audited financial statements for
          the Registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements have
          been filed.

     (b)  All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
          Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
          Registrant's annual report or prospectus referred to in (a) above.

     (c)  The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
          Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the
          Commission under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any
          amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
          description.

     All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
the filing of such documents.

ITEM 4 DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

     Not applicable.

ITEM 5 INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

     The validity of the issuance of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby
will be passed upon for the Registrant by Catherine L. Valentine, Esq., Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Registrant. As of December 11,
1998, Ms. Valentine held options to purchase 35,740 shares of Common Stock (of
which 13,291 shares are exercisable within the next 60 days).

     The consolidated financial statements and schedules of Registrant appearing
in Registrant's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended July 31, 1998, have
been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their
report thereon included therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such
consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in
reliance upon such report given upon the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.

ITEM 6 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

     As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation law, the
Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates
the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach or
alleged breach of their duty of care. In addition, as permitted by Section 145
of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the Registrant provide
that: (i) the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors 

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3

and officers and persons serving in such capacities in other business 
enterprises (including, for example, subsidiaries of the Registrant) at the
Registrant's request, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, including
those circumstances in which indemnification would otherwise be discretionary;
(ii) the Registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify employees and agents in
those circumstances where indemnification is not required by law; (iii) the
Registrant is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and
officers in connection with defending a proceeding (except that it is not
required to advance expenses to a person against whom the Registrant brings a
claim for breach of the duty of loyalty, for an act or omission not in good
faith, intentional misconduct, a knowing violation of law or deriving an
improper personal benefit from a transaction); (iv) the rights conferred in the
Bylaws are not exclusive and the Registrant is authorized to enter into
indemnification agreements with its directors, officers and employees; and (v)
the Registrant may not retroactively amend the Bylaw provisions in a way that is
adverse to such directors, officers and employees.

     The Registrant's policy is to enter into indemnity agreements with each of
its directors and executive officers that provide the maximum indemnity allowed
to directors and executive officers by Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law and the Bylaws, as well as certain additional procedural
protections. In addition, the indemnity agreements provide that directors and
executive officers will be indemnified to the fullest possible extent not
prohibited by law against all expenses (including attorney's fees) and
settlement amounts paid or incurred by them in any action or proceeding, by
reason of their services as directors or executive officers of the Registrant or
as directors or officers of any other company or enterprise when they are
serving in such capacities at the request of the Registrant. The Registrant will
not be obligated pursuant to the agreement to indemnify or advance expenses to
an indemnified party with respect to proceedings or claims initiated by the
indemnified party and not by way of defense, except with respect to proceedings
specifically authorized by the Board of Directors or brought to enforce a right
of indemnification under the indemnity agreements, the Registrant's Bylaws or
any statute or law. Under the agreements, the Registrant is not obligated to
indemnify the indemnified party: (i) for any expenses incurred by the
indemnified party with respect to any proceeding instituted by the indemnified
party to enforce or interpret the agreement, if a court of competent
jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by the
indemnified party in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was
frivolous; (ii) for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceeding unless the
Registrant consents to such settlement; (iii) with respect to any proceeding or
claim brought by the Registrant against the indemnified party for willful
misconduct, unless a court determines that each of such claims was not made in
good faith or was frivolous; (iv) on account of any suit in which judgment is
rendered against the indemnified party for an accounting of profits made from
the purchase or sale by the indemnified party of securities of the Registrant
pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act and related
laws; (v) on account of the indemnified party's conduct which is finally
adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest, or to
constitute willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; (vi) on account
of any conduct from which the indemnified party derived an improper personal
benefit; (vii) on account of conduct the indemnified party believed to be
contrary to the best interests of the Registrant or its stockholders; (viii) on
account of conduct that constituted a breach of the indemnified party's duty of
loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders; or (ix) if a final decision by a
court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such
indemnification is not lawful.

     The indemnification provision in the Bylaws, and the indemnity agreements
entered into between the Registrant and its directors and executive officers,
may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant's officers
and directors for liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

     The indemnity agreements require the Registrant to maintain director and
officer liability insurance to the extent readily available. The Registration
currently carries a director and officer insurance policy.

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ITEM 7 EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED

     Not applicable.

ITEM 8 EXHIBITS
4.01          Registrant's 1998 Option Plan for Mergers and Acquisitions, as adopted 
              November 11, 1998, and Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement for use 
              thereunder

4.02(1)       Certificate of Incorporation of Intuit dated February 1, 1993

4.03(2)       Certificate of Amendment to Intuit's Certificate of Incorporation dated 
              December 14, 1993

4.04(3)       Certificate of Amendment to Intuit's Certificate of Incorporation dated 
              January 18, 1996

4.05(4)       Certificate of Designations of Series B Junior Participating Preferred 
              Stock dated May 1, 1998

4.06(5)       Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated October 5, 1998

4.07(5)       Certificate of Retirement of Series A Preferred Stock dated 
              September 16, 1998

4.08(6)       Bylaws of Intuit, as amended and restated effective April 29, 1998

4.09(5)       Form of Specimen Certificate for Intuit's Common Stock

4.10(5)       Form of Right Certificate for Series B Junior Participating Preferred 
              Stock

5.01          Opinion of Counsel

23.01         Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01)

23.02         Consent of Ernst & Young LLP

24.01 Power of Attorney (see page 7)
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(1)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed
     with the Commission on February 3, 1993, as amended (File No. 33-57884),
     and incorporated by reference. 

(2)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-K as originally filed with the
     Commission on October 31, 1994, as amended, and incorporated by reference.

(3)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31,
     1996, filed with the Commission on March 15, 1996 and incorporated by
     reference. 

(4)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed
     with the Commission on May 5, 1998 and incorporated by reference. 

(5)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July
     31, 1998, filed with the Commission on October 6, 1998 and incorporated by
     reference. 

(6)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May
     2, 1998 and incorporated by reference.

ITEM 9 UNDERTAKINGS

     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

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     (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

          (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
               Securities Act;

          (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
               the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most
               recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
               in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
               information set forth in the Registration Statement.
               Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
               of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
               offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
               deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
               offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
               with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
               the changes in volume and price represent no more than a twenty
               percent (20%) change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
               forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
               effective registration statement.

          (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
               distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration
               Statement or any material change to such information in the
               Registration Statement.

          provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not
          apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8 or Form
          F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective
          amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed
          with or furnished to the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section
          15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
          Registration Statement.

     (2)  That for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
          Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
          registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and
          the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
          initial bona fide offering thereof.

     (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
          of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
          termination of the offering.

     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
     determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
     Registrant's annual report pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the
     Exchange Act, (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
     plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
     incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to
     be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
     and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
     initial bona fide offering thereof.

     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 hereof, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered hereby, the Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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                                   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 December 11,
1998.

                                   INTUIT INC.

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

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

By signing this Form S-8 below, I hereby appoint each of William H. Harris, Jr.
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 H. HARRIS, JR.         President, Chief Executive Officer     December 11, 1998
---------------------------------   and Director
William H. Harris, Jr.

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER AND
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER:

/s/  GREG J. SANTORA                Vice President and                     December 11, 1998
---------------------------------   Chief Financial Officer
Greg J. Santora 

ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS:

/s/  CHRISTOPHER W.  BRODY          Director                               December 11, 1998
---------------------------------
Christopher W.  Broody

/s/  WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL            Director                               December 11, 1998
---------------------------------
William V. Campbell

/s/  SCOTT D. COOK                  Director
Scott D. Cook                                                              December 11, 1998

/s/  L. JOHN DOERR                  Director                               December 11, 1998
---------------------------------
L. John Doerr

/s/  MICHAEL R. HALLMAN             Director                               December 11, 1998
---------------------------------
Michael R. Hallman

/s/  BURTON J.  MCMURTRY            Director                               December 11, 1998
---------------------------------
Burton J.  McMurtry
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number        Description                                                                 Page
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4.01          Registrant's 1998 Option Plan for Mergers and Acquisitions, as adopted 
              November 11, 1998, and Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement for use 
              thereunder

4.02(1)       Certificate of Incorporation of Intuit dated February 1, 1993

4.03(2)       Certificate of Amendment to Intuit's Certificate of Incorporation dated 
              December 14, 1993

4.04(3)       Certificate of Amendment to Intuit's Certificate of Incorporation dated 
              January 18, 1996

4.05(4)       Certificate of Designations of Series B Junior Participating Preferred 
              Stock dated May 1, 1998

4.06(5)       Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated October 5, 1998

4.07(5)       Certificate of Retirement of Series A Preferred Stock dated 
              September 16, 1998

4.08(6)       Bylaws of Intuit, as amended and restated effective April 29, 1998

4.09(5)       Form of Specimen Certificate for Intuit's Common Stock

4.10(5)       Form of Right Certificate for Series B Junior Participating Preferred 
              Stock

5.01          Opinion of Counsel

23.01         Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01)

23.02         Consent of Ernst & Young LLP

24.01 Power of Attorney (see page 7)
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(1)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed
     with the Commission on February 3, 1993, as amended (File No. 33-57884),
     and incorporated by reference. 

(2)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-K as originally filed with the
     Commission on October 31, 1994, as amended, and incorporated by reference.

(3)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31,
     1996, filed with the Commission on March 15, 1996 and incorporated by
     reference. 

(4)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed
     with the Commission on May 5, 1998 and incorporated by reference. 

(5)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July
     31, 1998, filed with the Commission on October 6, 1998 and incorporated by
     reference. 

(6)  Filed as an exhibit to Intuit's Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May
     2, 1998 and incorporated by reference.

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