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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>December 3, 2002 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>(Date of Report) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>December 3, 2002 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Date of earliest event reported) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"
  COLOR="#000000"><B>Intuit Inc. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Delaware </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>0-21180</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>77-0034661</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Commission File Number)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
   </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>2535 Garcia Avenue </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
  FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Mountain View, California 94043 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV
  ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Zip Code) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone
  number, including area code: </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(650) 944-6000 </B></FONT></DIV>
  
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>ITEM 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">On December 3, 2002, Intuit Inc. confirmed its current fiscal year 2003 guidance. The reiterated guidance is: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Revenue of $1.72-$1.80 billion, or growth of 27-33 percent. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pro forma operating income of $411-$431 million, or growth of 45-53 percent. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pro forma earnings per share (EPS) of $1.33-$1.38, or growth of 37-42 percent. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Intuit first announced this guidance on November 13, 2002 when the company reported its operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 2003. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
  SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><U>Pro Forma Accounting</U>.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>The pro forma information above is not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
  principles (&#147;GAAP&#148;). It is presented for informational purposes only, to give investors an alternative method of assessing the results of the company&#146;s core operating businesses. This pro forma information should not be considered a
  substitute for the GAAP financial information. The company&#146;s pro forma information is presented using the same consistent standards from quarter to quarter and year to year. Because there are no generally accepted industry standards for
  presenting pro forma results, the method Intuit uses may differ from the methods used by other companies. In addition, pro forma presentations are a current topic of proposed SEC rules. These rules may change the way in which we present our non-GAAP
  financial information. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Company pro forma operating income excludes acquisition-related charges, such as amortization of goodwill and
  intangible assets and impairment charges, and amortization of purchased software and charges for purchased research and development. It also excludes loss on impairment of long-lived asset, gains and losses from marketable securities and other
  investments, net gains and losses on divestitures, discontinued operations and the tax effects of these transactions. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><U>Forward-Looking
  Statements</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Intuit&#146;s guidance constitutes a forward-looking statement about future financial results. Actual results may differ materially from Intuit&#146;s expressed expectations because of risks and uncertainties
  about the future. We will not update our guidance if it later turns out to be inaccurate, except as required by law. Risks and uncertainties that may affect future results and performance include, but are not limited to, those described below. More
  details about these and other risks are included in our fiscal 2002 Form 10-K and other SEC filings. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The company&#146;s business is highly seasonal, which causes significant quarterly fluctuations in its revenue and net income. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Fluctuations in interest rates can cause significant quarterly and annual fluctuations in the company&#146;s net income and asset values. </FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Acquisition-related charges can substantially reduce the company&#146;s net income, and cause significant fluctuations in net income. Under the new Financial
  Accounting Standards Board guidelines relating to accounting for goodwill, the company&#146;s acquisition-related charges may be less predictable in any given reporting period, as the company could incur less frequent, but larger, impairment charges
  related to goodwill. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Integrating acquired businesses creates challenges for the company&#146;s operational, financial and management information systems, as well as for its product
  development processes. If the company is unable to adequately address these and other issues presented by growth through acquisitions, the company may not fully realize the intended benefits (including financial benefits) of its acquisitions.
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The expansion of the company&#146;s product and service offerings through internal growth and through recent and anticipated acquisitions creates risks due to
  the number and complexity of the company&#146;s revenue models and the operational infrastructure required to support its expanded portfolio of products and services. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">It is too early to ensure that the company&#146;s &#147;Right for My Business&#148; strategy will generate substantial and sustained revenue growth in the small
  business accounting and business management segments. Expansion of the company&#146;s small business accounting and management products and services will require the company to develop, market and sell more and increasingly complex products, as well
  as enhance an expanding portfolio of products and services, and adapt its marketing, sales, distribution and customer support functions to accommodate higher priced products and services. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">If the company is required to account for options under its stock plans as a compensation expense, it would significantly reduce the company&#146;s financial
  results. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The company faces competitive pressures in all of its businesses, particularly in consumer tax preparation software and services, QuickBooks, and small business
  products and services, which can have a negative impact on the company&#146;s revenue, profitability and market position. In the small business area, the company&#146;s &#147;Right for My Business&#148; strategy involves competitive pressures from
  larger companies in bigger markets than the company has historically faced. In addition, if state or federal government agencies succeed in their efforts to provide tax preparation and filing services to consumers, it could have a significant
  negative impact on the company&#146;s financial results in future years. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The company&#146;s employer services business requires the company to develop and manage a direct field sales organization, which is a different distribution
  method than the company has historically relied on. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The company relies on third-party vendors to manufacture and distribute its primary retail desktop software products. If a vendor fails to perform, it could
  have severe negative consequences for the company&#146;s software businesses. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The company faces several risks relating to its retail distribution channel, including ongoing challenges in negotiating favorable terms with retailers. In
  addition, any termination or significant disruption of the company&#146;s relationship with any of its major resellers could result in a decline in revenue. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">If the company fails to maintain reliable and responsive service levels for its electronic tax offerings, it could lose revenue and customers. </FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The company faces risks relating to customer privacy and security and increasing governmental regulation, which could hinder the growth of its businesses.
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Despite the company&#146;s efforts to adequately staff and equip its customer service and technical support operations, it cannot always respond promptly to
  customer requests for assistance. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Actual product returns may exceed the company&#146;s product return reserves, particularly for the company&#146;s tax preparation software. </FONT></DIV>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">A continuation of the recent general decline in economic conditions could lead to significantly reduced demand for the company&#146;s products and services,
  particularly its higher priced products and services. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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   <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
  STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;December 2, 2002</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">INTUIT INC.</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="2%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By:</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stephen M. Bennett</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD> </TR>
  
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Stephen M. Bennett</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
  COLOR="#000000">President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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text: Form 8-K
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  December 3, 2002
  (Date of Report)
  December 3, 2002
  (Date of earliest event reported)
  Intuit Inc.
  (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation)
  0-21180
  77-0034661
  (Commission File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  2535 Garcia Avenue
  Mountain View, California 94043
  (Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone
  number, including area code:
  (650) 944-6000
  ITEM 9.    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
  On December 3, 2002, Intuit Inc. confirmed its current fiscal year 2003 guidance. The reiterated guidance is:
  •
  Revenue of $1.72-$1.80 billion, or growth of 27-33 percent.
  •
  Pro forma operating income of $411-$431 million, or growth of 45-53 percent.
  •
  Pro forma earnings per share (EPS) of $1.33-$1.38, or growth of 37-42 percent.
  Intuit first announced this guidance on November 13, 2002 when the company reported its operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 2003.
  Pro Forma Accounting
  .
  The pro forma information above is not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
  principles ("GAAP"). It is presented for informational purposes only, to give investors an alternative method of assessing the results of the company's core operating businesses. This pro forma information should not be considered a
  substitute for the GAAP financial information. The company's pro forma information is presented using the same consistent standards from quarter to quarter and year to year. Because there are no generally accepted industry standards for
  presenting pro forma results, the method Intuit uses may differ from the methods used by other companies. In addition, pro forma presentations are a current topic of proposed SEC rules. These rules may change the way in which we present our non-GAAP
  financial information.
  Company pro forma operating income excludes acquisition-related charges, such as amortization of goodwill and
  intangible assets and impairment charges, and amortization of purchased software and charges for purchased research and development. It also excludes loss on impairment of long-lived asset, gains and losses from marketable securities and other
  investments, net gains and losses on divestitures, discontinued operations and the tax effects of these transactions.
  Forward-Looking
  Statements
  .    Intuit's guidance constitutes a forward-looking statement about future financial results. Actual results may differ materially from Intuit's expressed expectations because of risks and uncertainties
  about the future. We will not update our guidance if it later turns out to be inaccurate, except as required by law. Risks and uncertainties that may affect future results and performance include, but are not limited to, those described below. More
  details about these and other risks are included in our fiscal 2002 Form 10-K and other SEC filings.
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  The company's business is highly seasonal, which causes significant quarterly fluctuations in its revenue and net income.
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  Fluctuations in interest rates can cause significant quarterly and annual fluctuations in the company's net income and asset values.
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  Acquisition-related charges can substantially reduce the company's net income, and cause significant fluctuations in net income. Under the new Financial
  Accounting Standards Board guidelines relating to accounting for goodwill, the company's acquisition-related charges may be less predictable in any given reporting period, as the company could incur less frequent, but larger, impairment charges
  related to goodwill.
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  Integrating acquired businesses creates challenges for the company's operational, financial and management information systems, as well as for its product
  development processes. If the company is unable to adequately address these and other issues presented by growth through acquisitions, the company may not fully realize the intended benefits (including financial benefits) of its acquisitions.
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  The expansion of the company's product and service offerings through internal growth and through recent and anticipated acquisitions creates risks due to
  the number and complexity of the company's revenue models and the operational infrastructure required to support its expanded portfolio of products and services.
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  It is too early to ensure that the company's "Right for My Business" strategy will generate substantial and sustained revenue growth in the small
  business accounting and business management segments. Expansion of the company's small business accounting and management products and services will require the company to develop, market and sell more and increasingly complex products, as well
  as enhance an expanding portfolio of products and services, and adapt its marketing, sales, distribution and customer support functions to accommodate higher priced products and services.
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  If the company is required to account for options under its stock plans as a compensation expense, it would significantly reduce the company's financial
  results.
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  The company faces competitive pressures in all of its businesses, particularly in consumer tax preparation software and services, QuickBooks, and small business
  products and services, which can have a negative impact on the company's revenue, profitability and market position. In the small business area, the company's "Right for My Business" strategy involves competitive pressures from
  larger companies in bigger markets than the company has historically faced. In addition, if state or federal government agencies succeed in their efforts to provide tax preparation and filing services to consumers, it could have a significant
  negative impact on the company's financial results in future years.
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  The company's employer services business requires the company to develop and manage a direct field sales organization, which is a different distribution
  method than the company has historically relied on.
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  The company relies on third-party vendors to manufacture and distribute its primary retail desktop software products. If a vendor fails to perform, it could
  have severe negative consequences for the company's software businesses.
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  The company faces several risks relating to its retail distribution channel, including ongoing challenges in negotiating favorable terms with retailers. In
  addition, any termination or significant disruption of the company's relationship with any of its major resellers could result in a decline in revenue.
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  If the company fails to maintain reliable and responsive service levels for its electronic tax offerings, it could lose revenue and customers.
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  The company faces risks relating to customer privacy and security and increasing governmental regulation, which could hinder the growth of its businesses.
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  Despite the company's efforts to adequately staff and equip its customer service and technical support operations, it cannot always respond promptly to
  customer requests for assistance.
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  Actual product returns may exceed the company's product return reserves, particularly for the company's tax preparation software.
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  A continuation of the recent general decline in economic conditions could lead to significantly reduced demand for the company's products and services,
  particularly its higher priced products and services.
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  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
  authorized.
  Date:    December 2, 2002
  INTUIT INC.
  By:
  /s/    Stephen M. Bennett
  Stephen M. Bennett
  President and Chief Executive Officer
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