UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

   
[X] Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended April 30,October 31, 2002 or
 
[   ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ________________________ to ______________ .__________.

Commission File Number 0-21180

INTUIT INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
 
Delaware 77-0034661


(State of incorporation) (IRS employer identification no.)

2535 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, CA  94043


(Address of principal executive offices)

(650) 944-6000


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  [X]    No [  ]

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes [X]    No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Approximately 211,612,552205,237,583 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, as of April 30,November 29, 2002

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ITEM 2 MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
ITEM 3 QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 4 CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 5 OTHER MATTERS
ITEM 6 EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 3.01
EXHIBIT 10.01
EXHIBIT 10.02



INTUIT INC.
FORM 10-Q
INTUIT INC.
INDEX


   
  Page
  Number
  
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
ITEM 1:Financial Statements 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 31, 20012002 and April 30,October 31, 2002 3
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended April 30,October 31, 2001 and 2002 4
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ninethree months ended April 30,October 31, 2001 and 2002 5
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 6
 
ITEM 2:Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 1924
 
ITEM 3:Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 3546
ITEM 4:Controls and Procedures47
 
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
ITEM 1:Legal Proceedings 37
ITEM 5: Other Matters3848
 
ITEM 6:Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 3949
 
Signatures 4151

Intuit, the Intuit logo, QuickBooks, Quicken, TurboTax, ProSeries, Lacerte, FundWare and QuickBase, among others, are registered trademarks and/or registered service marks of Intuit Inc., or one of its subsidiaries, in the United States and other countries. Intuit Master Builder, MRI and Intuit Eclipse, among others, are trademarks and/or service marks of Intuit Inc., or one of its subsidiaries, in the United States and other countries. Other parties’ marks are the property of their respective owners and should be treated as such.

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INTUIT INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

             
      July 31, April 30,
      2001 2002
  
 
(In thousands; unaudited)
ASSETS        
Current assets:        
 Cash and cash equivalents $450,104  $454,791 
 Short-term investments  1,119,305   1,297,133 
 Marketable securities  85,307   48,469 
 Customer deposits  230,410   283,748 
 Accounts receivable, net  27,990   69,216 
 Mortgage loans  123,241   279,506 
 Deferred income taxes  77,948   87,816 
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets  33,617   35,091 
   
   
 
   Total current assets  2,147,922   2,555,770 
   
   
 
Property and equipment, net  185,969   181,442 
Goodwill and intangibles, net  415,334   310,949 
Long-term deferred income taxes  145,905   146,020 
Investments  24,107   13,149 
Other assets(1)  42,499   16,168 
   
   
 
Total assets $2,961,736  $3,223,498 
   
   
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities:        
 Accounts payable $66,400  $77,310 
 Payroll service obligations  205,067   256,369 
 Escrow liabilities  23,373   27,335 
 Drafts payable  63,518   67,005 
 Deferred revenue  137,305   97,509 
 Income taxes payable  82,661   104,293 
 Short-term note payable  38,672   17,451 
 Other current liabilities  170,966   255,001 
   
   
 
   Total current liabilities  787,962   902,273 
   
   
 
Long-term obligations  12,413   11,209 
Minority interest  35    
Commitments and contingencies        
Stockholders’ equity:        
 Preferred stock      
 Common stock and additional paid in capital  1,725,490   1,753,768 
 Treasury stock, at cost  (8,497)  (46,488)
 Deferred compensation  (21,720)  (16,055)
 Accumulated other comprehensive income, net  28,180   8,996 
 Retained earnings  437,873   609,795 
   
   
 
   Total stockholders’ equity  2,161,326   2,310,016 
   
   
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $2,961,736  $3,223,498 
   
   
 


(1)Includes $9.5 million and $8.0 million of loans due from affiliates as of July 31, 2001 and April 30, 2002, respectively.
             
      July 31, October 31,
(In thousands; unaudited) 2002 2002
  
 
    ASSETS        
Current assets:        
 Cash and cash equivalents $435,087  $308,176 
 Short-term investments  815,342   522,980 
 Marketable securities  16,791   27,462 
 Customer deposits  300,409   308,149 
 Accounts receivable, net  56,467   65,353 
 Deferred income taxes  67,799   66,957 
 Income taxes receivable     56,915 
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets  50,729   36,771 
 Amounts due from discontinued operations entities  252,869   184,538 
   
   
 
  Total current assets  1,995,493   1,577,301 
Property and equipment, net  181,758   189,550 
Goodwill, net  428,948   581,406 
Purchased intangibles, net  125,474   125,996 
Long-term deferred income taxes  176,553   171,428 
Loans to executive officers and other employees  21,270   20,585 
Other assets  33,530   13,481 
   
   
 
Total assets $2,963,026  $2,679,747 
   
   
 
   LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities:        
 Accounts payable $76,669  $80,847 
 Accrued compensation and related liabilities  91,507   77,595 
 Payroll service obligations  300,381   308,117 
 Deferred revenue  159,758   166,075 
 Income taxes payable  442    
 Short-term note payable  17,926   18,026 
 Other current liabilities  86,094   87,092 
   
   
 
  Total current liabilities  732,777   737,752 
   
   
 
Long-term obligations  14,610   14,384 
Commitments and contingencies        
Stockholders’ equity:        
 Preferred stock      
 Common stock and additional paid-in capital  1,846,707   1,864,172 
 Treasury shares, at cost  (126,107)  (351,781)
 Deferred compensation  (12,628)  (10,346)
 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)  (3,675)  1,376 
 Retained earnings  511,342   424,190 
   
   
 
  Total stockholders’ equity  2,215,639   1,927,611 
   
   
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $2,963,026  $2,679,747 
   
   
 

See accompanying notes.

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INTUIT INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                   
    Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
    April 30, April 30,
    
 
    2001 2002 2001 2002
  
 
 
 
(In thousands, except per share data; unaudited)
Net revenue:                
 Products $244,709  $332,497  $736,784  $869,907 
 Services  161,846   198,355   273,839   381,772 
 Other  18,655   14,374   59,669   49,558 
   
   
   
   
 
  Total net revenue  425,210   545,226   1,070,292   1,301,237 
   
   
   
   
 
Costs and expenses:                
 Cost of revenue:                
  Cost of products  29,345   35,070   118,755   141,314 
  Cost of services  39,533   38,628   108,231   112,901 
  Cost of other revenue  8,635   6,815   21,240   19,714 
  Amortization of purchased software  4,375   1,565   11,220   10,442 
 Customer service and technical support  37,538   45,807   116,068   137,899 
 Selling and marketing  68,479   89,830   215,146   256,656 
 Research and development  52,697   52,908   155,174   156,111 
 General and administrative  23,917   29,339   77,614   90,055 
 Charge for purchased research and development  238      238    
 Charge for vacant facilities     13,237      13,237 
 Acquisition-related charges  122,575   37,562   205,328   140,748 
 Loss on impairment of long-lived asset           27,000 
   
   
   
   
 
  Total costs and expenses  387,332   350,761   1,029,014   1,106,077 
   
   
   
   
 
Income from operations  37,878   194,465   41,278   195,160 
Interest and other income and expense, net  15,070   8,308   47,736   28,631 
Gains (losses) on marketable securities and other investments, net  (11,504)  1,356   (87,307)  (9,266)
Gain on divestiture     8,308   1,639   8,308 
   
   
   
   
 
Income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting change  41,444   212,437   3,346   222,833 
Income tax provision  55,294   67,938   38,566   50,893 
Minority interest  451   18   598   18 
   
   
   
   
 
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change  (14,301)  144,481   (35,818)  171,922 
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of income taxes of $9,543        14,314    
   
   
   
   
 
Net income (loss) $(14,301) $144,481  $(21,504) $171,922 
   
   
   
   
 
Basic net income (loss) per share before cumulative effect of accounting change $(0.07) $0.68  $(0.17) $0.81 
Cumulative effect of accounting change        0.07    
   
   
   
   
 
Basic net income (loss) per share $(0.07) $0.68  $(0.10) $0.81 
   
   
   
   
 
Shares used in per share amounts  208,715   211,614   207,345   211,724 
   
   
   
   
 
Diluted net income (loss) per share before cumulative effect of accounting change $(0.07) $0.67  $(0.17) $0.79 
Cumulative effect of accounting change        0.07    
   
   
   
   
 
Diluted net income (loss) per share $(0.07) $0.67  $(0.10) $0.79 
   
   
   
   
 
Shares used in per share amounts  208,715   217,173   207,345   217,667 
   
   
   
   
 
            
     Three Months Ended
     October 31,
     
     2001 2002
     
 
(In thousands, except per share data; unaudited)        
Net revenue:        
 Products $114,583  $146,992 
 Services  36,755   60,941 
 Other  17,389   15,349 
   
   
 
   Total net revenue  168,727   223,282 
   
   
 
Costs and expenses:        
 Cost of revenue:        
   Cost of products  31,926   29,847 
   Cost of services  24,312   36,876 
   Cost of other revenue  5,551   4,590 
   Amortization of purchased software  1,706   2,977 
 Customer service and technical support  37,759   41,752 
 Selling and marketing  59,953   78,801 
 Research and development  48,857   65,682 
 General and administrative  26,557   40,161 
 Charge for purchased research and development     7,789 
 Acquisition-related charges  41,081   9,455 
 Loss on impairment of long-lived asset  27,000    
   
   
 
   Total costs and expenses  304,702   317,930 
   
   
 
Loss from continuing operations  (135,975)  (94,648)
Interest and other income  9,810   8,336 
Gains (losses) on marketable securities and other investments, net  (12,254)  253 
   
   
 
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes  (138,419)  (86,059)
Income tax benefit  (36,263)  (25,818)
   
   
 
Net loss from continuing operations  (102,156)  (60,241)
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes (Note 6):        
 Net income from Quicken Loans discontinued operations  9,729    
 Gain on disposal of Quicken Loans discontinued operations     5,556 
   
   
 
Net income from discontinued operations  9,729   5,556 
   
   
 
Net loss $(92,427) $(54,685)
   
   
 
Basic and diluted net loss per share from continuing operations $(0.48) $(0.29)
Basic and diluted net income per share from discontinued operations  0.04   0.03 
   
   
 
Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.44) $(0.26)
   
   
 
Shares used in basic and diluted per share amounts  211,039   207,965 
   
   
 

See accompanying notes.

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INTUIT INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

            
     Nine Months Ended
     April 30,
     
     2001 2002
  
 
(In thousands; unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:        
 Net income (loss) $(21,504) $171,922 
 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:        
  Amortization of goodwill, purchased intangibles and deferred compensation  213,144   153,318 
  Depreciation  45,208   50,580 
  Net loss from marketable securities and other investments  87,307   9,266 
  Charge for purchased research and development  238    
  Charge for vacant facilities     13,237 
  Loss on impairment of long-lived asset     27,000 
  Loss on disposal of property and equipment     1,915 
  Cumulative effect of accounting change  (23,857)   
  Minority interest  598   18 
  Deferred income tax expense  1,755   43 
  Gain on divestiture  (1,639)  (8,308)
  Tax benefit from employee stock options  48,038   30,639 
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
  Customer deposits  (40,266)  (53,338)
  Accounts receivable  (35,445)  (40,928)
  Mortgage loans  (85,634)  (156,265)
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (10,071)  4,598 
  Accounts payable  (14,711)  10,581 
  Payroll service obligations  20,702   51,302 
  Escrow liabilities  18,879   3,962 
  Drafts payable  52,965   3,487 
  Deferred revenue  (25,204)  (41,024)
  Income taxes payable  (44,369)  21,632 
  Other accrued liabilities  40,932   83,154 
   
   
 
   Net cash provided by operating activities  227,066   336,791 
   
   
 
Cash flows from investing activities:        
 Change in other assets  7,738   (575)
 Purchases of property and equipment  (58,011)  (48,219)
 Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities  25,238   7,122 
 Purchases of short-term investments  (2,581,316)  (2,085,073)
 Liquidation and maturity of short-term investments  2,501,607   1,905,812 
 Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired  (164,059)  (7,532)
 Purchases of long-term investments  (3,694)   
   
   
 
   Net cash used in investing activities  (272,497)  (228,465)
   
   
 
Cash flows from financing activities:        
 Principal payments on long-term debt and notes payable  (2,610)  (27,484)
 Net proceeds under warehouse line of credit  1,125    
 Net proceeds from issuance of common stock  65,086   72,586 
 Purchase of treasury stock     (149,265)
   
   
 
   Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  63,601   (104,163)
   
   
 
Effect of foreign currency translation  2,481   524 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  20,651   4,687 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  416,953   450,104 
   
   
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $437,604  $454,791 
   
   
 
             
      Three Months Ended
      October 31,
      
(In thousands; unaudited) 2001 2002
  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
 Net loss from continuing operations $(102,156) $(60,241)
 Adjustments to reconcile net loss from continuing operations to net cash used in operating activities:        
  Acquisition-related charges  41,081   9,455 
  Amortization of purchased software  1,706   2,977 
  Amortization of deferred compensation  633   634 
  Charge for purchased research and development     7,789 
  Depreciation  15,274   18,509 
  Net (gains) losses from marketable securities and other investments  12,254   (253)
  Loss on impairment of long-lived asset  27,000    
  Loss on disposal of property and equipment  495   1,786 
  Deferred income tax benefit  198   5,967 
  Tax benefit from employee stock options  9,574   16,431 
   
   
 
    Subtotal  6,059   3,054 
   
   
 
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
   Customer deposits  5,542   (7,740)
   Accounts receivable  (13,036)  (4,430)
   Income taxes receivable     (56,915)
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (5,045)  14,642 
   Accounts payable  14,576   3,616 
   Accrued compensation and related liabilities  (8,403)  (13,912)
   Payroll service obligations  (5,538)  7,736 
   Deferred revenue  2,205   (377)
   Income taxes payable  (38,196)  (442)
   Other current liabilities  1,977   (471)
   
   
 
   Total changes in operating assets and liabilities  (45,918)  (58,293)
   
   
 
   
Net cash used in operating activities
  (39,859)  (55,239)
   
   
 
Cash flows from investing activities:        
 Change in other assets  1,453   (2,292)
 Purchases of property and equipment  (14,276)  (27,747)
 Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities  1,157    
 Purchases of short-term investments  (347,531)  (279,300)
 Liquidation and maturity of short-term investments  418,603   569,687 
 Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired     (171,742)
 Purchases of long-term investments, net  (894)   
   
   
 
   
Net cash provided by investing activities
  58,512   88,606 
   
   
 
Cash flows from financing activities:        
 Change in notes payable  372   (126)
 Net proceeds from issuance of common stock  22,019   43,328 
 Purchase of treasury stock  (21,137)  (300,349)
   
   
 
   
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  1,254   (257,147)
   
   
 
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations  (18,500)  97,187 
Effect of foreign currency translation  (660)  (318)
   
   
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  747   (126,911)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  94,301   435,087 
   
   
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $95,048  $308,176 
   
   
 

See accompanying notes.

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INTUIT INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)


1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

Intuit Inc. (“Intuit”) has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensedThe consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial statements. The financial statements include the financial statements of Intuit and its wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain other previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation format.presentation. As discussed in Note 6 , the Quicken Loans mortgage business, which we sold on July 31, 2002, has been accounted for as discontinued operations in accordance with Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 30. Accordingly, we have reclassified our financial statements for all periods presented to reflect Quicken Loans as a discontinued operation. Unless noted otherwise, discussions in these notes pertain to our continuing operations.

We have included all normal recurring adjustments consideredand the non-recurring adjustments described in Note 6 that we consider necessary to give a fair presentation of our operating results for the periods shown. Results for the three and nine months ended April 30,October 31, 2002 do not necessarily indicate the results to be expectedwe expect for the fiscal year ending July 31, 20022003 or any other future period. These statements and accompanying notes should be read together with the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended July 31, 20012002 included in Intuit’s Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5, 2001.September 25, 2002.

Use of Estimates

To comply with generally accepted accounting principles, weWe make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the disclosures made in the accompanying notes. Estimates are usedFor example, we use estimates for reserves for product returns and exchanges, reserves for rebates, and to determine the collectibility of accounts receivable and the value of deferred taxes and other amounts.tax assets. We also use estimates to determine the remaining economic lives and carrying valuevalues of goodwill, purchased intangibles, fixed assetsproperty and equipment and other long-lived assets. Despite our intention to establish accurate estimates and assumptions, actual results may differ from our estimates.

Net Revenue

For our shrink-wrappedWe derive revenues from the sale of packaged software products and supplies, product support, professional services, outsourced payroll services and multiple element arrangements that may include any combination of these items. We recognize revenue for software products and related services in accordance with Statement of Position 97-2,“Software Revenue Recognition,” as modified by SOP 98-9. For other offerings, we follow Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101,“Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.” We recognize revenue when we ship products (which is when title passes) — either to retailers or directly to end user customers. We recognize revenue only if payment is probable andpersuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, we have no significant remaining obligations todelivered the customer. We recognize revenue net of returns reserves based on historical returns experience. product or performed the service, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectibility is probable.

In some situations, we receive advance payments from our customers. RevenueWe defer revenue associated with these advance payments is deferred until we ship the products or perform the services.

In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB’s”) Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 01-9,“Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer or a Reseller of the Vendor’s Product,” we generally account for cash consideration (such as sales incentives) that we give to our customers or resellers as a reduction of revenue rather than as an operating expense.

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Product Revenue

We recognize revenue for the sale of our packaged software products and supplies when we ship the product (which is when title passes) either to retailers and distributors or directly to end-user customers. We sell our QuickBooks and consumer tax products on consignment to a limited number of resellers. We recognize revenue for these consignment transactions when the end-user sale has occurred.

We reduce product revenue from distributors and retailers for estimated returns that are shipped or services are provided.based on historical returns experience and other factors such as the volume and price mix of products in the retail channel, trends in retailer inventory and economic trends that might impact customer demand for our products. We also reduce product revenue byfrom end users for the estimated costusage of rebates when productson current product sales. Rebate reserves are shipped.based on the terms and conditions of the specific promotional rebate program, actual sales during the promotion, the amount of redemptions received, historical redemption trends by product and by type of promotional program and the economic value of the rebate.

Service Revenue

We recognize revenue from outsourced payroll processing and payroll tax filing services as the services are performed, provided we have no other remaining obligations.obligations to these customers. We generally require customers to remit payroll and payroll tax liability funds to us in advance of the applicable payroll due date via electronic funds transfer. We include in total net revenue the interest earned on invested balances resulting from timing differences between the collection of these funds from customers and the remittance of suchthe funds to outside parties because this interest income represents an integral part of the revenue generated from our services. We recognize this interest as it is earned.

We defer loan origination revenue and the associated commissions and processing costs on loans held for sale until the related loan is sold. We recognize gains and losses on loans at the time we sell them, based upon the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the related loans sold. We recognize interest income on mortgage loans held for sale in loan revenue as it is earned, and we recognize interest expenses on related borrowings as cost of revenue as we incur them.

Interest income generated from our general cash and cash equivalents balance is included in other income because this interest income does not result from our operating activities.

We also offer several plans under which customers are chargedpay for technical support. We recognize support assistance. For plans where we collect fees in advance, we recognize revenue over the life of the plan, which is generally one year. We include costsCosts incurred for fee-for-supportthese support plans are included in cost of revenue.

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Service revenue also includes revenue from training, consulting and implementation services. We recognize revenue as these services are performed, provided we have no other remaining obligations to these customers.

Other Revenue

Other revenue consists primarily of royalties from other products and services when it is earned based on the nature of the particular product or service. For products and services that we provide over a period of time, weadvertising agreements. We typically recognize revenue pro rata based on the contractual time period. However, where we provide or deliver the product or service at a specific point in time,If collectibility is not considered probable, we recognize revenue when the royalty is collected.

Multiple Element Arrangements

We also enter into certain revenue arrangements for which we are obligated to deliver multiple products and/or services (multiple elements). For these arrangements, which generally include software products, we allocate and defer revenue for the undelivered elements based on their vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value. VSOE is generally the price charged when that element is sold separately.

In situations where VSOE exists for all elements (delivered and undelivered), we allocate the total revenue to be earned under the arrangement among the various elements, based on their relative fair value. For transactions where VSOE exists only for the undelivered elements, we allocate and defer revenue based on VSOE of fair value of the undelivered elements, and recognize the difference between the total arrangement fee and the amount deferred for the undelivered items as revenue. If VSOE does not exist for undelivered items that are services, then we recognize the entire arrangement fee over the remaining service period. If VSOE does not exist for undelivered elements that are specified products or features, we defer revenue until the earlier of the delivery of all elements or the point at which VSOE is determined for these undelivered elements.

We recognize revenue related to the delivered products or services only if: (1) the above revenue recognition criteria are met; (2) any undelivered products or services are not essential to the functionality of the delivered products and services; (3) payment for the delivered products or services is not contingent upon delivery of the productremaining products or completionservices; (4) we have an enforceable claim to receive the amount due in event that we do not deliver the undelivered products or services; and (5) as discussed above, there is evidence of the service.fair value for each of the undelivered products or services.

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Shipping and Handling Costs

Costs incurred withWe record the amounts we charge our customers for the shipping and handling of our shrink-wrapped software products are recordedas product revenue and we record the related costs as cost of products in our resultsstatement of operations.

Customer Deposits and Payroll Service and Technical SupportObligations

Customer service and technical support costs include the costs associated with performing order processing, answering customer inquiries by telephone and through Web sites and other electronic means and providing free technical support assistance to customers. In connection with the sale of certain products, we provide a limited amount of free technical support assistance to customers. We do not defer the recognition of any revenue associated with sales of these products, since the cost of providing this free technical support and related customer service is insignificant. The technical support is provided within one year after the associated revenue is recognized and free product enhancements are minimal and infrequent. We accrue the estimated cost of providing this free support upon product shipment.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

We consider highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase to bedeposits represent cash equivalents. Short-term investments consist of available-for-sale debt securities that are carried at fair value. Available-for-sale debt securities are classified as current assets based upon our intent and ability to use any and all of these securities as necessary to satisfy the significant short-term liquidity requirements that may arise from the highly seasonal and cyclical natureheld on behalf of our businesses. Becausepayroll customers. Payroll service obligations also relate to our payroll business and consist primarily of payroll taxes we owe on behalf of our significant business seasonality, cash flow requirements may fluctuate dramatically from quarter to quarter and require us to use a significant amount of the short-term investments held as available-for-sale securities. See Note 2 for more information about cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.

Marketable Securities and Other Investments

Our available-for-sale marketable securities are carried at fair value and we include unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, in stockholders’ equity. We use the specific identification method to account for gains and losses on marketable equity securities. Our other long-term investments are stated at cost. See Note 3 for more information about our marketable securities and other investments.customers.

Goodwill, Purchased Intangible Assets and Other Long-lived Assets

We record goodwill when the purchase price of net tangible and intangible assets we acquire exceeds their fair value. We amortizeIn previous fiscal years, including fiscal 2002, we generally amortized goodwill on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from 3 to 5 years. However, in accordance with SFAS 142,“Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” we did not amortize goodwill for acquisitions completed after June 30, 2001, and effective August 1, 2002 we no longer amortize goodwill for acquisitions completed before July 1, 2001. See“Recent Pronouncements”below for more information. We generally amortize the cost of identified intangiblesintangible assets on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from 1 to 1510 years.

We regularly perform reviews to determine if the carrying values of our long-lived assets are impaired. The reviewsWe look for facts or circumstances, either internal or external, that indicate that we may not recover the carrying value of the asset may not be recovered.

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asset. We measure impairment loss related to long-lived assets based on the amount by which the carrying amountamounts of such assets exceedsexceed their fair values. Our measurement of fair value is generally based on an analysis of the present value of estimated future discounted cash flows,flows. Our analysis is based on available information and reasonable and supportable assumptions and projections. The discounted cash flow analysis considers the likelihood of possible outcomes and is based on our best estimate of projected future cash flows. If necessary, we perform subsequent calculations to measure the amount of the impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying value over the fair value of the impaired assets. If market values for the assets were not available, we would calculate the fair value using the present value of estimated expected future discounted cash flows. The cash flow calculations, including the discount rate, would be based on management’s best estimates, using appropriate assumptions and projections at the time.

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.SFAS 142, (SFAS 142), Goodwill and Other Intangible AssetsAssets.”.” In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 144,“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”We intend to implementimplemented both SFAS 142 and SFAS 144 beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.on August 1, 2002. See“Recent Pronouncements”below for more information.

Stock-Based Incentive Program

We provide equity incentives to our employees (including those we hire as a result of acquisitions) and to our independent Board members through a carefully managed stock incentive program. We maintain four stock option plans and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan for different groups of eligible participants, and we also have outstanding stock options that we assumed in connection with certain acquisitions. We apply the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25,“Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” in accounting for stock-based incentives. Accordingly, we are not required to record compensation expense when stock options are granted to eligible participants as long as the exercise price is not less than the fair market value of the stock when the option is granted. We are also not required to record compensation expense in connection with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as long as the purchase price of the stock is not less than 85% of the lower of the fair market value at the beginning of each 12-month offering period or at the end of each applicable six-month purchase period. See Note 11 for an illustration of the effect on net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share if we had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123,“Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” to stock-based incentives.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers and Suppliers

We operate in markets that are highly competitive and rapidly changing. Significant technological changes, changes in customer requirements, the emergence of competitive products or services with new capabilities and other factors could negatively impact our operating results.

We are also subject to risks related to changes in the values of our marketable securities and private equity investments. See Note 3 for a discussionsignificant balance of short-term investments as well as risks associated with these assets.related to the collectibility of our trade accounts receivable. Our remaining investment portfolio is diversified and of short-term investments

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consists primarily of short-term investment-grade securities.securities that we diversify by limiting our holdings with any individual issuer in a managed portfolio to a maximum of $5 million.

We sell a significant portion of our products through third-party distributorsretailers and retailers.distributors. As a result, we face risks related to the collectibility of our trade accounts receivable. Due to changes in our distribution relationships during fiscal 2002, we are selling an increasing proportion of products directly to retailers, rather than through distributors. At April 30, 2002, our two largest distributors collectively accounted for about 9% of our accounts receivable balance. By comparison, at April 30, 2001, we had one distributor that accounted for approximately 25% of our accounts receivable balance. At April 30, 2002, two of our major retail customers collectively accounted for approximately 20% of our accounts receivable balance whereas our top two retailers at April 30, 2001 accounted for slightly less than 10% of our accounts receivable balance. To appropriately manage this risk, we perform ongoing evaluations of customer credit. Generally,credit and limit the amount of credit extended as we deem appropriate but generally do not require collateral. We maintain reserves for estimated credit losses and these losses have historically been within our expectations. However, since we cannot necessarily predict future changes in the financial stability of our customers, we cannot guarantee that our reserves will continue to be adequate.

In the normal courseDue to changes in our distributor relationships during fiscal 2002, we are selling an increasing proportion of our software products directly to a variety of retailers rather than through a few major distributors. No distributor or individual retailer accounted for 10% or more of total net revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2002 or 2003, nor did any customer account for 10% or more of accounts receivable at July 31, 2002 or October 31, 2002.

In connection with the sale of our Quicken Loans mortgage business in July 2002, we enter into loan commitmentsagreed to extendcontinue providing to the purchasing company a line of credit in orderof up to meet$375.0 million to fund mortgage loans for a transition period of up to six months. The line is secured by the financing needs of our customers. Loan commitments are agreements to lend to a customer as long as all conditions specified in the contract are met. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the customer to pay a fee. We evaluate each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.

Loan commitments subject us to market risks and credit risks. Market risk is the risk that interest rates may rise after a loan commitment is made. To offset this risk on conventionalrelated mortgage loans and government-insured loans that are in process, we utilize mandatory forward sale commitments. At April 30,had an outstanding balance of $245.6 million at July 31, 2002 we had $200.9and $180.1 million in mandatory forward sale commitments for future deliveryat October 31, 2002. The line expires on January 31, 2003. As part of mortgages to Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Loan commitments also involve credit risk relating to the customer. We use the same credit policies for making credit commitments as we doconsideration for the underlying loan product.sale of the business, we also held a five-year promissory note in the principal amount of $23.3 million from the purchasing company. The note was repaid in October 2002. See Note 56.

We rely on three third party vendors to perform substantially all outsourced aspects of manufacturing and distribution for more informationour primary retail desktop software products. We also have two key single-source vendors for our financial supplies business. One of these vendors prints and fulfills orders for all of our checks and most other products for our financial supplies business and the other vendor operates our supplies sales website. We have acquired the source code for that website and plan to begin operating it internally in January 2003. While we believe that relying heavily on loan commitments.key vendors improves the efficiency and reliability of our business operations, relying on any one vendor for a significant aspect of our business can have a significant negative impact on our revenue and profitability if that vendor fails to perform at acceptable service levels.

Recent Pronouncements

On June 29, 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 141, 142,Business Combinations,” and SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible AssetsAssets.”.”

SFAS 141 supersedes APB Opinion No. 16, “Business Combinations,” and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for business combinations, thus requiring that all business combinations be accounted for using the purchase method. The requirements of SFAS 141 apply to all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001.

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SFAS 142 supercedes APB Opinion No. 17,Intangible Assets, and provides that goodwill and other intangible assets that have an indefinite useful life will no longer be amortized. However, these assets must be reviewed for impairment at least annually or more frequently if an event occurs indicating the potential for impairment. SFAS 142The shift from an amortization approach to an impairment approach applies to all business combinationsacquisitions completed after June 30, 2001. For business combinations completed before July 1, 2001, we will adopt SFAS 142 effective August 1, 2002. We are currently evaluatingadopted the impactremaining elements of SFAS 142 on our financial position and statement of operations. We expect the adoption of SFAS 142 to reduce our ongoing quarterly amortization of goodwill expense significantly, commencing withthis new standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.2003 and therefore ceased amortizing goodwill for acquisitions made prior to July 1, 2001. However, it is possible that in the future we wouldmay incur less frequent, but larger, impairment charges related to the goodwill already recorded as well asand to goodwill arising out of future acquisitions asacquisitions. In addition, we will continue to expandamortize our business.purchased intangible assets and to assess those assets for impairment as appropriate.

As of the date of adoption of SFAS 142 on August 1, 2002, we had an unamortized acquired intangible assets balance of $123.6 million and an unamortized goodwill balance of $430.8 million. These balances reflect the transfer of $1.9 million in assembled workforce from intangible assets to goodwill in accordance with SFAS 142. In connection with the transitional goodwill impairment evaluation provisions under SFAS 142, we completed a goodwill impairment review as of August 1, 2002 and found no impairment.

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A reconciliation of previously reported net loss and net loss per share to amounts that would have been reported if the non-amortization provisions of SFAS 142 had been in effect from the beginning of fiscal 2002 is as follows:
          
   Three Months Ended
   
   October 31, October 31,
(In thousands, except per share amounts) 2001 2002
  
 
Net loss
        
 Net loss, as reported $(92,427) $(54,685)
 Goodwill and assembled workforce amortization, net of income taxes  22,235 *   
   
   
 
 Pro forma net loss $(70,192) $(54,685)
   
   
 
Net loss per share
        
 Basic and diluted — as reported $(0.44) $(0.26)
 Basic and diluted — pro forma  (0.33)  (0.26)

*Includes goodwill amortization of $32,743 and assembled workforce amortization of $438, before income taxes at 33%. See Note 3.

In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 144,“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,”which applies to financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. SFAS 144 supersedessupercedes FASB Statement 121,“Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of,”and portions of APB Opinion No. 30,“Reporting the Results of Operations.”SFAS 144 provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets we expect to dispose of and significantly changes the criteria for classifying an asset as held-for-sale. This classification is important because held-for-sale assets are not depreciated and are stated at the lower of fair value or carrying amount. SFAS 144 also requires expected future operating losses from discontinued operations to be displayed in the period(s) in which the losses are actually incurred, rather than when the amount of the loss is estimated, as presentlywas previously required. We will adoptadopted SFAS 144 effective August 1, 2002 and dothere was no impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 146,“Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities.”This statement revises the accounting for activities relating to exiting or disposing of businesses or assets under EITF Issue No. 94-3,“Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity.”A formal commitment to a plan to exit an activity or dispose of long-lived assets will no longer be sufficient to record a one-time charge for most exit and disposal costs. Instead, companies will record exit or disposal costs when they are incurred and can be measured at fair value, and will subsequently adjust the recorded liability for changes in estimated cash flows. The provisions of SFAS 146 are effective prospectively for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. Companies may not expectrestate previously issued financial statements for the effect of the provisions of SFAS 146, and liabilities that a company previously recorded under EITF Issue No. 94-3 are not affected. We will assess the impact of adoption of SFAS 144 to have a material impact146 based on our consolidated financial statements.the nature of any exit or disposal activities that are ongoing at that time.

In November 2001,2. Short-Term Investments

The following schedule summarizes the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) released Issue No. 01-09,“Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer or a Resellerestimated fair value of our short-term investments as of the Vendor’s Product,” which applies to annual or interim financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2001. The release provides that cash consideration (including sales incentives) that we give to our customers or resellers should be accounted for as a reduction of revenue unless we receive a benefit that is identifiable and that can be reasonably estimated. We adopted this new release prospectively to transactions beginning in the quarter ended April 30, 2002. The adoption of EITF Issue No. 01-09 did not have a material impact on our total net revenue.dates indicated:
         
  July 31, October 31,
  2002 2002
  
 
(In thousands)        
Corporate notes $24,405  $19,387 
Municipal bonds  780,914   503,593 
U.S. government securities  10,023    
   
   
 
  $815,342  $522,980 
   
   
 

Foreign Currency

The functional currency of all our foreign subsidiaries is the local currency. Assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries are translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenue, costs and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange in effect during the reporting period. We report translation gains and losses as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Net gains and losses resulting from foreign exchange transactions are included in the consolidated statement of operations and were immaterial in all periods presented.

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2. Cash and Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments

The following scheduleThe following table summarizes the estimated fair value of our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments:

          
   July 31, April 30,
   2001 2002
  
 
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents:        
 Cash $33,427  $34,227 
 Certificate of deposits  5,600   5,446 
 Money market funds  406,077   415,118 
 Municipal bonds  5,000    
   
   
 
  $450,104  $454,791 
   
   
 
Short-term investments:        
 Corporate notes $63,723  $61,563 
 Municipal bonds  1,030,442   1,215,312 
 U.S. government securities  25,140   20,258 
   
   
 
  $1,119,305  $1,297,133 
   
   
 

The following table outlines the estimated fair value of Intuit’s available-for-sale debt securities held in short-term investments classified by the stated maturity date of the security:

         
  July 31, April 30,
  2001 2002
  
 
(In thousands)
Due within one year $215,205  $249,669 
Due within two years  221,620   216,691 
Due within three years     4,000 
Due after three years  682,480   826,773 
   
   
 
  $1,119,305  $1,297,133 
   
   
 

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  July 31, October 31,
  2002 2002
  
 
(In thousands)        
Due within one year $230,716  $188,670 
Due within two years  141,942   91,994 
Due within three years     5,284 
Due after three years  442,684   237,032 
   
   
 
  $815,342  $522,980 
   
   
 

3. Marketable SecuritiesGoodwill and Other InvestmentsIntangible Assets

We held the following available-for-sale securities at July 31, 2001 and April 30, 2002. The cost basis reflects adjustments for other-than-temporary impairments in value as well as sales of securities:

                 
      Gross Unrealized    
  Cost 
 Estimated
  Basis Gains Losses Fair Value
  
 
 
 
(In thousands)                
July 31, 2001
                
Checkfree Corporation common stock $35,621  $37,215  $  $72,836 
S1 Corporation common stock  7,741   2,714      10,455 
   
   
   
   
 
  $43,362  $39,929  $  $83,291 
   
   
   
   
 
April 30, 2002
                
Checkfree Corporation common stock $31,934  $12,146  $  $44,080 
S1 Corporation common stock  4,924      (535)  4,389 
   
   
   
   
 
  $36,858  $12,146  $(535) $48,469 
   
   
   
   
 

We also held investments in At Home Corporation (which did business as Excite@Home) and 724 Solutions as of July 31, 2001. We designated those investments as trading securities and fluctuationsChanges in the marketcarrying value of these shares were reported in the consolidated statement of operations. We sold all of the shares of these securitiesgoodwill by reportable segment during the first quarter of fiscal 2002.

Our remaining marketable securities, which are quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market, are stocks of high technology companies whose market prices have been extremely volatile and have declined substantially during the past two years. These declines have resulted, and could continue to result, in a material reduction in the carrying value of these assets. This has a negative impact on our operating results. If these securities experience further declines in fair value that are considered other-than-temporary, we will reflect the additional loss in our consolidated statement of operations in the period when the subsequent impairment becomes apparent.

The fair values of our long-term investments (consisting primarily of equity investments in privately held companies) have also declined substantially since our initial investments due to the volatility and economic downturn in the high technology industry.

During the nine months ended April 30, 2002, we sold 280,000 shares of Security First Technologies, now known2003 were as S1 Corporation (“S1”), and 250,000 shares of Checkfree Corporation and recognized realized gains of $1.9 million and $1.4 million, respectively. These gains were offset by a realized loss of $1.9 million recorded in connection with the sale of our options to purchase additional shares of S1. In addition, we sold 37,906 shares of 724 Solutions and 1,533,504 shares of Excite@Home and recognized aggregate losses of $1.6 million during the nine months ended April 30, 2002. For our long-term investments, we recorded losses of $3.3 million for other-than-temporary declines in value on our investments recorded at cost and $5.7 million to reflect declines in the market price of our S1 options. This resulted in combined net losses on marketable securities and other investments of $9.3 million for the nine months ended April 30, 2002.

During fiscal 2001, we adopted SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” which establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments and hedging activities. It requires us to recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and record those instruments at fair value. In May 1999, we completed a $50 million investment (970,813 shares) in S1. In connection with this agreement, we received options to purchase 4.8 million additional shares of S1 common stock, at a per-share purchase price of $51.50. These options contained a net-exercise feature. In August 2000, we recorded the cumulative effect of the change in accounting for derivatives for our 4.8 million S1 options held in long-term investments. This resulted in a one-time cumulative effect of $14.3 million, net of income taxes totaling $9.5 million, in the first quarter of fiscal 2001. SFAS 133 requires the derivatives to be carried at fair value, so subsequent fluctuations in the fair value of these options were included in our net income (loss) until we sold them. For the three and nine months ended April 30, 2001 these fluctuations resulted in losses of $3.4 million and $13.4 million net of income taxes, which increased the basic and diluted net loss per share for the periods by $0.02 and $0.06 per share. During the first quarter of fiscal 2002, we sold these options and recorded a realized loss of $1.9 million.follows:
                     
  Balance Transfer         Balance
  July 31, Assembled Goodwill     October 31,
(In thousands) 2002 Workforce Acquired Other 2002
  
 
 
 
 
Employer Services $153,216  $1,289  $  $  $154,505 
Other Small Business Products and Services  5,979   88   150,548      156,615 
Consumer Tax  3,308            3,308 
Professional Accounting Solutions  90,079   428         90,507 
Vertical Business Management Solutions  171,520         610   172,130 
Global Business  4,846   95      (600)  4,341 
   
   
   
   
   
 
  $428,948  $1,900  $150,548  $10  $581,406 
   
   
   
   
   
 

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4. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and purchasedPurchased intangible assets consisted of the following at the dates indicated:

             
      Net balance at
  Life in 
  Years July 31, 2001 April 30, 2002
  
 
 
(In thousands)
Goodwill  3-5  $326,986  $240,221 
Customer lists  3-5   53,423   39,508 
Covenants not to compete  3-5   3,060   3,174 
Purchased technology  1-5   24,078   21,468 
Assembled workforce  2-5   3,598   2,233 
Trade names and logos  1-15   4,189   4,345 
       
   
 
      $415,334  $310,949 
       
   
 
             
    July 31, October 31,
  Life in Years 2002 2002
  
 
 
(In thousands)            
Customer lists  3-7  $144,379  $144,541 
Less accumulated amortization      (75,317)  (82,218)
       
   
 
       69,062   62,323 
       
   
 
Purchased technology  1-7   121,763   134,984 
Less accumulated amortization      (79,894)  (82,871)
       
   
 
       41,869   52,113 
       
   
 
Trade names and logos  1-10   16,555   16,567 
Less accumulated amortization      (6,908)  (7,664)
       
   
 
       9,647   8,903 
       
   
 
Covenants not to compete  3-5   7,399   7,420 
Less accumulated amortization      (4,403)  (4,763)
       
   
 
       2,996   2,657 
       
   
 
Assembled workforce  2-5   4,458    
Less accumulated amortization      (2,558)   
       
   
 
       1,900    
       
   
 
Total intangible assets      294,554   303,512 
Total accumulated amortization      (169,080)  (177,516)
       
   
 
Total net intangible assets     $125,474  $125,996 
       
   
 

Balances presented above are net of total accumulated amortization of $598.1Purchased technology increased by approximately $13.2 million at July 31, 2001 and $524.8 million at April 30, 2002. Accumulated amortization declined duringin the nine-month period due to the retirement of fully amortized goodwill and intangible assets.

As discussed in Note 1, we regularly perform reviews to determine if there are events or circumstances that indicate the carrying values of our goodwill and intangible assets may be impaired. During the secondfirst quarter of fiscal 2002, events and circumstances indicated impairment2003 due to our acquisition of goodwill and intangible assets that we received in connection with our acquisitions ofBlue Ocean Software, Inc. See Note 5.

We summarize the Internet-based advertising business that we acquired from Venture Finance Software Corp. in August 2000 (partfollowing expenses on the acquisition-related charges line of our Personal Finance business) and the Site Solutions business that we acquired from Boston Light Corp. in August 1999 (partstatement of our Small Business operations).

Indicators of impairment for our Internet-based advertising business included a steep decline in demand for online advertising reflecting the industry-wide decline in Internet advertising spending, as well as management’s assessment that revenues and profitability would continue to decline in the future based on analyses and forecasts completed during the second quarter of fiscal 2002. The primary indicator of impairment for our Site Solutions business was management’s decision to transfer the customer base of Site Solutions and collaborate with a third party to provide the website building service. This collaboration, which began in the second quarter of fiscal 2002, eliminated our use of technology purchased from Boston Light.

In each case, we measured the impairment loss based on the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeded their fair value based on lower projected profits and decreases in cash flow. Our measurement of fair value was based on an analysis of the future discounted cash flows as discussed in Note 1. Based on our analyses, in the second quarter of fiscal 2002 we recorded charges of $22.6 million ($17.4 million to acquisition-related charges and $5.2 million to amortization of purchased software) to reduce the carrying value of the assets associated with our Internet-based advertising business to zero, and a charge of $4.7 million ($4.6 million to acquisition-related charges and $0.1 million to amortization of purchased software) to reduce the carrying value of assets relating to our Site Solutions business to zero.operations:
          
   Three Months Ended
   
   October 31, October 31,
   2001 2002
   
 
(In thousands)        
Amortization of goodwill $32,743  $ 
Amortization of purchased intangible assets  6,795   7,893 
Amortization of acquisition-related deferred compensation  1,543   1,562 
   
   
 
 Total acquisition-related charges $41,081  $9,455 
   
   
 

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We classifyAt October 31, 2002, we expected annual amortization of our purchased intangible assets by fiscal year to be as shown in the following expenses as acquisition-related charges in our consolidated statements of operations:table. Future acquisitions could cause these amounts to increase.

                 
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  
 
  April 30, April 30, April 30, April 30,
  2001 2002 2001 2002
  
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Amortization of goodwill $37,880  $29,170  $106,504  $93,460 
Amortization of purchased intangibles  6,458   7,140   18,184   20,946 
Amortization of acquisition-related deferred compensation  1,233   1,252   3,563   4,336 
Impairment charges  77,000      77,000   22,006 
Other  4      77    
   
   
   
   
 
  $122,575  $37,562  $205,328  $140,748 
   
   
   
   
 
      
   Expected
   Amortization
(Dollars in thousands) Expense
  
Fiscal year ending July 31,    
2003 $43,908 
2004  28,159 
2005  21,031 
2006  17,524 
2007  12,756 
Thereafter  13,416 
   
 
 Total expected future amortization expense $136,794 
   
 

5. Loan Commitments

The following table summarizes mortgage loan commitments to extend credit at July 31, 2001 and April 30, 2002:

                 
  July 31, 2001 April 30, 2002
  
 
  Fixed-rate Variable-rate Fixed-rate Variable-rate
  
 
 
 
(In thousands)                
Conventional prime loans $303,100  $72,500  $473,500  $143,600 
Sub-prime loans  4,300   1,200   4,400   2,600 
   
   
   
   
 
  $307,400  $73,700  $477,900  $146,200 
   
   
   
   
 

6. Per Share Data

We compute basic income or loss per share using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. We compute diluted income or loss per share using the weighted average number of common and dilutive common equivalent shares outstanding during the period. Common equivalent shares consist of the shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options under the treasury stock method. In loss periods, basic and dilutive loss per share is identical since the impact of common equivalent shares is anti-dilutive.

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7.4. Comprehensive Net Income (Loss)

SFAS 130,Reporting Comprehensive Income, establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive net income (loss) and its components in stockholders’ equity. However, it has no impact on our net income or loss as presented in our financial statements. SFAS 130 requires foreign currency translation adjustments andthe components of other comprehensive income (loss), such as changes in the fair value of available-for-sale securities and short-term investmentsforeign translation adjustments, to be included inadded to our net income (loss) to arrive at comprehensive net income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss). items have no impact on our net income (loss) as presented in our statement of operations.

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes, arewere as follows:

                 
  Marketable Short-term Foreign Currency    
Nine months ended April 30, 2001 Securities Investments Translation Total

 
 
 
 
(In thousands)                
Beginning balance gain (loss), net of income taxes $58,561  $  $(2,975) $55,586 
Unrealized loss, net of income tax benefit of $12,932  (19,398)        (19,398)
Reclassification adjustment for realized gain included in net loss, net of income tax benefit of $4,685  (7,027)        (7,027)
Translation adjustment gain        2,401   2,401 
   
   
   
   
 
Ending balance, net of income tax benefit of $17,617 $32,136  $  $(574) $31,562 
   
   
   
   
 
Nine months ended April 30, 2002                

                
(In thousands)                
Beginning balance gain (loss), net of income taxes $23,958  $4,686  $(464) $28,180 
Unrealized loss, net of income tax benefit of $10,759 and $1,823  (16,139)  (2,734)     (18,873)
Reclassification adjustment for realized gain included in net income, net of income tax benefit of $568  (853)        (853)
Translation adjustment gain        542   542 
   
   
   
   
 
Ending balance, net of income tax benefit of $13,150 $6,966  $1,952  $78  $8,996 
   
   
   
   
 
                  
   Marketable Short-term Foreign Currency    
(In thousands) Securities Investments Translation Total
  
 
 
 
Three months ended October 31, 2001
                
Beginning balance, net of income taxes $23,958  $4,686  $(464) $28,180 
Unrealized loss, net of income tax benefits of $16,451 and $534  (24,677)  (802)     (25,479)
Reclassification adjustment for realized gain included in net loss, net of income tax benefit of $71  (106)        (106)
Translation adjustment        (759)  (759)
   
   
   
   
 
 Other comprehensive loss  (24,783)  (802)  (759)  (26,344)
   
   
   
   
 
Ending balance, net of income taxes $(825) $3,884  $(1,223) $1,836 
   
   
   
   
 
Three months ended October 31, 2002
                
Beginning balance, net of income taxes $(4,845) $2,058  $(888) $(3,675)
Unrealized gain, net of income tax provision of $4,262  6,393         6,393 
Unrealized loss, net of income tax benefit of $790     (1,184)     (1,184)
Translation adjustment        (158)  (158)
   
   
   
   
 
 Other comprehensive income (loss)  6,393   (1,184)  (158)  5,051 
   
   
   
   
 
Ending balance, net of income taxes $1,548  $874  $(1,046) $1,376 
   
   
   
   
 

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The following table summarizes comprehensive net income (loss) for the periods indicated:

                  
   Three Months Nine Months Three Months Nine Months
   Ended Ended Ended Ended
   April 30, 2001 April 30, 2001 April 30, 2002 April 30, 2002
   
 
 
 
(in thousands)
Net income (loss) $(14,301) $(21,504) $144,481  $171,922 
Other comprehensive income (loss):                
 Change in unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities  (27,129)  (26,425)  5,656   (16,992)
 Change in unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investments        (1,362)  (2,734)
 Change in foreign currency translation adjustments  1,295   2,401   (775)  542 
   
   
   
   
 
  $(40,135) $(45,528) $148,000  $152,738 
   
   
   
   
 
         
  Three Months Ended
  
  October 31, October 31,
  2001 2002
  
 
(In thousands)        
Net loss $(92,427) $(54,685)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes  (26,344)  5,051 
   
   
 
Comprehensive net loss, net of income taxes $(118,771) $(49,634)
   
   
 

5. Acquisition

On September 13, 2002, we acquired all of the outstanding stock of Blue Ocean Software, Inc. for approximately $177.3 million in cash. We paid $16.5 million of the purchase price into a third party escrow account, to be held for a maximum of 18 months pending the finalization of certain financial calculations that may affect the purchase price.

Blue Ocean offers software solutions that help businesses manage their information technology resources and assets. We acquired this company as part of our Right for My Business strategy to offer business solutions that go beyond accounting software to address a wider range of management challenges that small businesses face. Blue Ocean became part of our Other Small Business Products and Services business segment.

With the assistance of a professional valuation services firm, we made a preliminary allocation of the purchase price during the first quarter of fiscal 2003. We do not expect that any adjustments to the purchase price or the purchase price allocation will be material. We allocated approximately $13.2 million of the purchase price to purchased technology and $150.5 million to goodwill. In addition, $7.8 million was allocated to in-process research and development and charged to expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. The purchased technology is being amortized over six years. None of the goodwill acquired in this transaction will be deductible for income tax purposes. Blue Ocean’s results of operations from September 14, 2002 forward were included in our results of operations and were not material.

The preliminary purchase price allocation for the Blue Ocean acquisition was as follows:
      
   Purchase
   Price
   Allocation
   
(In thousands)    
Tangible assets $19,738 
Deferred revenue  (6,694)
Other tangible liabilities  (7,013)
In-process research and development  7,789 
Purchased technology  13,220 
Goodwill  150,548 
Acquisition costs  (271)
   
 
 Total purchase price $177,317 
   
 

6. Discontinued Operations

On July 31, 2002, we sold our Quicken Loans mortgage business and accounted for the sale as discontinued operations. In accordance with APB Opinion No. 30, the operating results of Quicken Loans have been segregated from continuing operations in our statement of operations for all periods prior to the sale, including the first quarter of fiscal 2002. Quicken Loans revenue was $40.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2002 and income taxes offset against income from discontinued operations amounted to $5.5 million for that period.

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8. Acquisition

On November 2, 2001, we acquired substantially allAs part of the assetssale transaction, we received a five-year secured promissory note in the principal amount of OMware, Inc. (“OMware”)$23.3 million from a newly-created company, Rock Acquisition Corporation. We also retained a 12.5% non-voting equity interest in that company. We accounted for $35.5this investment on a cost basis since we did not have the ability to exercise significant influence over Rock. We also agreed to continue providing to Quicken Loans a secured line of credit of up to $375.0 million to fund mortgage loans for a transition period of up to six months. The line expires on January 31, 2003. Rock also licensed the right to use our Quicken Loans trademark for its residential home loan and home equity loan products and we entered into a distribution agreement with Rock through which it will provide mortgage services on Quicken.com.

In October 2002, we sold our residual minority equity interest in Rock to the majority shareholders of Rock. We also received payment in full of the $23.3 million promissory note and related accrued interest due from Rock. The $5.6 million gain on disposal of Quicken Loans discontinued operations recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 included a gain of $6.4 million for the sale of our residual equity interest, a charge of $0.3 million that was the result of the final audit of the tangible shareholders’ equity balance of Quicken Loans, and $0.5 million in Intuit stock, approximately $2.6 millionlegal and other expenses. We did not record a tax benefit related to the transaction because we cannot be assured that we will realize the tax benefit. The trademark license and distribution agreements that we entered into when we sold Quicken Loans remain in acquisition costs and up to $8 million in Intuit stock to be issued contingent upon the achievement of certain future performance objectives by the business unit. Pursuant to separateeffect. Fees under these agreements Intuit will pay up to $2 million in cash over two years as part of a senior management performance program. These amounts will be recorded as compensation expense as amounts are earned. We accountedother income on a cash basis. There was no income recorded under these agreements in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.

7. Industry Segment and Geographic Information

SFAS 131,“Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” establishes standards for the acquisitionway in which public companies disclose certain information about reportable segments in the company’s financial reports. Consistent with SFAS 131, we have defined ten reportable segments, described below, based on factors such as how we manage our operations and how our chief operating decision maker views results. In fiscal 2003 we created three new reportable segments from our fiscal 2002 Small Business segment: QuickBooks, Financial Supplies and Other Small Business Products and Services. We also began reporting our Vertical Business Management Solutions segment separately from our Other segment. These changes reflect our continuing focus on and evolution of OMwareour Right for My Business strategy for small businesses. All reportable segments except Global Business are based in the United States and sell primarily to customers located there. Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the fiscal 2003 presentation.

QuickBooks product revenue is derived primarily from QuickBooks desktop software products. QuickBooks services revenue is derived from QuickBooks Online Edition.

Employer Services product revenue is derived primarily from our QuickBooks Do-It-Yourself Payroll offering, which consists of current payroll tax tables that we provide on a subscription basis to small businesses that prepare their own payrolls. Services revenue for this segment is derived primarily from our outsourced payroll services. Our outsourced payroll services consist of QuickBooks Assisted Payroll Service, a payroll service that is integrated with QuickBooks and handles the back-end aspects of payroll processing, including tax payments and filings; and Intuit Payroll Services Complete Payroll, which provides traditional, full service payroll processing, tax payment and check delivery services. Intuit Payroll Services Complete Payroll encompasses the business of CBS Employer Services, Inc., which we acquired in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002. Our outsourced payroll business also includes our Premier Payroll Service, which provides traditional full service payroll outsourcing, tax payment and check delivery services distributed through certain financial institutions.

Financial Supplies product revenue is derived primarily from financial supplies, such as paper checks, envelopes, invoices and stationery, for small businesses and individuals and from tax forms, tax return presentation folders and other supplies for professional tax preparers.

Other Small Business Products and Services product revenue for fiscal 2003 is derived primarily from Intuit Information Technology Solutions (formerly Blue Ocean Software, Inc.), a purchaseprovider of software solutions that help businesses manage their information technology resources and assets. We acquired Blue Ocean in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. Services revenue for this segment is derived primarily from QuickBooks support plans. Other revenue consists of royalties from small business online transactions such as QuickBooks Merchant Account Service and QuickBooks Online Billing.

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Consumer Tax product revenue is derived primarily from TurboTax federal and state consumer desktop tax preparation products. Consumer Tax services revenue is derived primarily from TurboTax for the Web online tax preparation services and consumer electronic filing services.

Professional Accounting Solutions product revenue is derived primarily from ProSeries and Lacerte professional tax preparation products. Professional Accounting Solutions services revenue is derived primarily from electronic filing and training services.

Personal Finance product revenue is derived primarily from Quicken desktop software products. Personal Finance services revenue is minimal. Other revenue consists of royalties from consumer online transactions and Quicken.com advertising revenue.

Vertical Business Management Solutions (“VBMS”) revenue is derived from four businesses that we acquired in fiscal 2002 that provide small business management solutions for vertical industries. Those businesses are Intuit Eclipse Distribution Management Solutions, Intuit MRI Real Estate Solutions, Intuit Construction Business Solutions and Intuit Public Sector Solutions. VBMS product revenue is derived from business management software that is specific to the industries these businesses serve. VBMS service revenue consists primarily of installation, consulting and training services.

Global Business product revenue is derived primarily from localized versions of QuickBooks and Quicken as well as QuickTax desktop software products in Canada; localized versions of QuickBooks and Quicken as well as TaxCalc desktop software products in the United Kingdom; and Yayoi small business desktop accounting purposesproducts in Japan. Global Business services revenue primarily consists of revenue from software maintenance contracts sold with Yayoi software in Japan.

Other includes revenue and segment operating income (loss) from businesses that have been discontinued due to divestitures or are insignificant. Other also includes reconciling items such as acquisition-related costs (which include acquisition-related charges, amortization of purchased software and charges for purchased research and development) and other common costs not allocated approximately $35.6 million to identifiedspecific segments.

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies in Note 1. Except for goodwill and purchased intangible assets, Intuit does not generally track assets by reportable segments and, goodwill.consequently, does not disclose assets by reportable segments. The identified intangible assetsfollowing results for the first quarters of fiscal 2002 and 2003 are being amortized over five years.broken out by our reportable segments.

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       Small Business Products and Services    
       
    
               Other Small        
Three months ended             Business        
October 31, 2001     Employer Financial Products &     Consumer
(In thousands) QuickBooks Services Supplies Services Subtotal Tax
  
 
 
 
 
 
Product revenue $24,526  $18,392  $30,283  $  $48,675  $2,537 
Service revenue  27   15,728      10,609   26,337   1,471 
Other revenue           3,215   3,215   204 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Total net revenue  24,553   34,120   30,283   13,824   78,227   4,212 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Segment operating income (loss)  314   3,633   14,199   970   18,802   (17,252)
Common expenses                  
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Subtotal  314   3,633   14,199   970   18,802   (17,252)
Acquisition-related costs                  
Loss on impairment of long-lived asset                  
Realized net losses on marketable securities                  
Interest and other income                  
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $314  $3,633  $14,199  $970  $18,802  $(17,252)
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

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9. Loss on Impairment[Continued from above table, first column(s) repeated]
                          
           Vertical            
Three months ended Professional     Business            
October 31, 2001 Accounting Personal Mgmt Global        
(In thousands) Solutions Finance Solutions Business Other Consolidated
  
 
 
 
 
 
Product revenue $5,606  $24,903  $  $8,336  $  $114,583 
Service revenue  1,112   2,783      4,998   27   36,755 
Other revenue     11,032      2,938      17,389 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Total net revenue  6,718   38,718      16,272   27   168,727 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Segment operating income (loss)  (17,874)  11,845      (2,815)  (3,656)  (10,636)
Common expenses              (55,552)  (55,552)
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Subtotal  (17,874)  11,845      (2,815)  (59,208)  (66,188)
Acquisition-related costs              (42,787)  (42,787)
Loss on impairment of long-lived asset              (27,000)  (27,000)
Realized net losses on marketable securities              (12,254)  (12,254)
Interest and other income              9,810   9,810 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $(17,874) $11,845  $  $(2,815) $(131,439) $(138,419)
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

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       Small Business Products and Services    
       
    
               Other Small        
Three months ended             Business        
October 31, 2002     Employer Financial Products &     Consumer
(In thousands) QuickBooks Services Supplies Services Subtotal Tax
  
 
 
 
 
 
Product revenue $37,838  $23,739  $30,556  $4,093  $58,388  $3,855 
Service revenue  215   23,443      14,651   38,094   2,005 
Other revenue     410      3,880   4,290   195 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Total net revenue  38,053   47,592   30,556   22,624   100,772   6,055 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Segment operating income (loss)  7,215   15,241   14,522   (2,070)  27,693   (15,070)
Common expenses                  
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Subtotal  7,215   15,241   14,522   (2,070)  27,693   (15,070)
Acquisition-related costs                  
Realized net gain on marketable securities                  
Interest and other income                  
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $7,215  $15,241  $14,522  $(2,070) $27,693  $(15,070)
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

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[Continued from above table, first column(s) repeated]
                          
           Vertical            
Three months ended Professional     Business            
October 31, 2002 Accounting Personal Mgmt Global        
(In thousands) Solutions Finance Solutions Business Other Consolidated
  
 
 
 
 
 
Product revenue $6,350  $25,569  $5,630  $9,362  $  $146,992 
Service revenue  914   771   13,168   5,644   130   60,941 
Other revenue     10,834   5   25      15,349 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Total net revenue  7,264   37,174   18,803   15,031   130   223,282 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Segment operating income (loss)  (16,906)  15,336   (7,212)  (5,347)  (3,994)  1,715 
Common expenses              (76,142)  (76,142)
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Subtotal  (16,906)  15,336   (7,212)  (5,347)  (80,136)  (74,427)
Acquisition-related costs              (20,221)  (20,221)
Realized net gain on marketable securities              253   253 
Interest and other income              8,336   8,336 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $(16,906) $15,336  $(7,212) $(5,347) $(91,768) $(86,059)
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

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8. Commitments

Mortgage Line of Long-lived AssetCredit

In connection with the sale of our Quicken Bill ManagerLoans mortgage business in May 2001,July 2002, we acquired a $27 million long-term asset relatedagreed to future consideration fromcontinue providing to the purchasing company which was recorded as “other assets” ona line of credit of up to $375.0 million to fund mortgage loans for a transition period of up to six months. The line of credit is secured by the related mortgage loans and the principal balance sheet. We were entitled to cash and/or sharesoutstanding of the purchaser’s common stock beginning in February 2002. As discussed in Note 1, we regularly perform reviews to determine if the carrying values of our long-lived assets are impaired. The reviews look for facts or circumstances, either internal or external, that indicate that the carrying value of an asset cannot be recovered. During the three months ended$180.1 million at October 31, 2001, events and circumstances indicated impairment of this asset. These indicators2002 was included the deterioration of the purchasing company’s financial position (including cash flows and liquidity) and the decreased likelihood that it would receive future funding. We considered the implied fair value of our investment based on the purchasing company’s most recent round of planned funding, as well as the fair value of our investment if funding were received. Based on our analysis we recorded a charge of $27 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2002 to reduce the carrying value of this asset to its fair value of zero.balance sheet under amounts due from discontinued operations entities. The line expires on January 31, 2003. See Note 6.

10. ChargeReserve for Vacant Facilities

During the third quarter ended April 30,of fiscal 2002, we concluded that we would not occupy two vacant leased buildings in Mountain View, California and that we would be unable to recover a substantial portion of our lease obligations from sublessors.by subleasing the vacant space. The resulting $13.2 million charge for vacant facilities has been calculated using management’s best estimates and is based uponwas equal to the remaining future lease commitments for these facilities, at April 30, 2002, net of estimated future sublease income. The estimated costs of abandoning these leased facilities werereflected management’s best estimates based on market information and trend analyses compiled by our facilities management team with the help of a commercial real estate brokerage firm retained by Intuit. ActualWe continue to evaluate our assumptions quarterly for any potentially significant change to the reserve. No material change has been necessary to date.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, we made cash lease payments for these two buildings of $0.6 million and there was a remaining balance of $11.9 million in the reserve at October 31, 2002. The short-term portion of the reserve ($2.1 million) is in other current liabilities and the remaining long-term portion is in long-term obligations on our balance sheet. We expect to use the total reserve by the end of fiscal 2010. Our actual future cash payments may differexceed the total reserve balance by a maximum of $3.7 million from the reserve balance at April 30, 2002 if we are unable to sublease either of the properties.

11. Gain on Divestiture

In March 2002, we paid $12.0 million to terminate a $20.3 million obligation for an interactive services agreement related to our Quicken Bill Manager business, which we sold in May 2001. We wrote off the $27 million asset acquired in connection with that sale in the first quarter of fiscal 2002 (see Note 9). In connection with the termination of the interactive services agreement, we recorded a pre-tax gain of $8.3 million and related tax expense of $2.7 million in the quarter ended April 30, 2002.

12. Borrowings

As of April 30, 2002, we had one mortgage line of credit with no amounts outstanding. Advances may be drawn for working capital and sub-prime and conventional prime mortgage loans, with the maximum amount based on a formula computation. Advances are due on demand and are collateralized by residential first and second mortgages. Interest is paid on a monthly basis. The maximum outstanding balance permitted under this line is $20 million.

Drafts payable represent funds we advance for mortgages we originate.

13. Industry Segment and Geographic Information

SFAS 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” establishes standards for companies to disclose certain information about operating segments in the company’s financial reports. Consistent with SFAS 131, we have determined our five operating segments, described below, based on factors such as how we manage our operations and how our chief operating decision maker views results.

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Intuit does not track assets by operating segments. Consequently, we do not disclose assets by operating segments. The following unaudited results for the nine months ended April 30, 2001 and 2002 are broken out by our operating segments. Prior period information has been reclassified to conform to the current period financial presentation for comparability.

                               
    Small     Personal Quicken Global        
Nine months ended Business Tax Finance Loans Business        
April 30, 2001 Division Division Division Division Division Other (1) Consolidated
(In thousands) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Product revenue $268,389  $333,927  $74,894  $  $59,574  $  $736,784 
 Service revenue  65,986   106,395   10,134   72,206   19,118      273,839 
 Other revenue  16,719   3,066   38,031      1,853      59,669 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  Total net revenue  351,094   443,388   123,059   72,206   80,545      1,070,292 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Segment operating income  114,908   260,915   23,613   13,728   11,388      424,552 
 Common expenses                 (166,488)  (166,488)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Sub-total operating income (loss)  114,908   260,915   23,613   13,728   11,388   (166,488)  258,064 
 Realized net losses on marketable securities                 (87,307)  (87,307)
 Acquisition-related costs                 (216,786)  (216,786)
 Interest and other income and expense, net                 47,736   47,736 
 Gain on divestiture                 1,639   1,639 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Net income (loss) before taxes, minority interest and cumulative accounting change $114,908  $260,915  $23,613  $13,728  $11,388  $(421,206) $3,346 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
                               
    Small     Personal Quicken Global        
Nine months ended Business Tax Finance Loans Business        
April 30, 2002 Division Division Division Division Division Other (1) Consolidated
(In thousands) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Product revenue $314,123  $421,900  $65,558  $  $64,627  $3,699  $869,907 
 Service revenue  89,927   128,886   6,322   140,048   15,458   1,131   381,772 
 Other revenue  3,875   2,734   39,070      3,879      49,558 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  Total net revenue  407,925   553,520   110,950   140,048   83,964   4,830   1,301,237 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Segment operating income (loss)  130,486   345,789   30,787   52,242   16,979   (3,148)  573,135 
 Common expenses                 (186,548)  (186,548)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Sub-total operating income (loss)  130,486   345,789   30,787   52,242   16,979   (189,696)  386,587 
 Realized net losses on marketable securities                 (9,266)  (9,266)
 Gain on divestiture                 8,308   8,308 
 Acquisition-related costs                 (151,190)  (151,190)
 Charge for vacant facilities                 (13,237)  (13,237)
 Loss on impairment of long-lived asset                 (27,000)  (27,000)
 Interest and other income and expense, net                 28,631   28,631 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Net income (loss) before taxes, minority interest and cumulative accounting change $130,486  $345,789  $30,787  $52,242  $16,979  $(353,450) $222,833 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 


(1)Other includes revenue and segment operating income (loss) related to our Construction Business Solutions operations as well as reconciling items such as acquisition-related costs, including amortization of purchased software and charges for purchased research and development, and other common costs not allocated to specific segments.

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14. Notes Payable and Commitments

In March 2001, our Japanese subsidiary, Intuit KK, refinanced its one-year loan agreement with a Japanese bank for approximately $29.2 million. During the third quarter of fiscal 2002, we elected to pay half the outstanding balance and obtained a three-month extension on the remaining balance of approximately $14.6 million. The loan is denominated in Japanese yen. The interest rate is variable based on the Tokyo inter-bank offered rate or the short-term prime rate offered in Japan. At April 30, 2002, the rate was approximately 0.59%. The fair value of the loan approximates cost as the interest rate on the borrowings is adjusted periodically to reflect market rates, which are currently significantly lower in Japan than in the United States. We are obligated to pay interest only on the loan through July 2002.

15.9. Other Current Liabilities

Other current liabilities consisted of the followingwere as follows at the dates indicated:

         
  July 31, April 30,
  2001 2002
  
 
(In thousands)    
Accrued compensation and related liabilities $64,325  $94,053 
Reserve for returns and exchanges  31,510   56,073 
Future payments due for CRI acquisition  23,969   25,157 
Other acquisition and disposition related items  18,001   15,669 
Rebates  10,130   30,029 
Other accruals  23,031   34,020 
   
   
 
  $170,966  $255,001 
   
   
 
         
  July 31, October 31,
  2002 2002
  
 
(In thousands)        
Reserve for product returns $35,603  $40,417 
Reserve for rebates  8,201   8,844 
Future cash payments due for CBS Payroll acquisition  25,359   24,522 
Other acquisition and disposition related items  4,667   1,161 
Other accruals  12,264   12,148 
   
   
 
  $86,094  $87,092 
   
   
 

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16.10. Income Taxes

Intuit computes theWe compute our provision (benefit) for or benefit from income taxes by applying the estimated annual effective tax rate to income or loss from recurring operations and other taxable items. We recorded income tax benefits on pre-tax losses in the first quarters of fiscal 2002 and 2003. Our effective tax rate for the first nine months of fiscal 2002 differsthose quarters differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily becausedue to the effect of a tax benefit related to a divestiture that became available during the second quarter of fiscal 2002.items in the table below.
          
   Three Months Ended
   
   October 31, October 31,
   2001 2002
   
 
Statutory federal income tax rate  35.0%  35.0%
 State income tax, net of federal benefit  1.7%  1.2%
 Federal research and experimental credits  1.4%  2.9%
 Non-deductible merger-related charges  (6.6%)  (9.1%)
 Tax exempt interest  1.7%  1.4%
 Tax benefit related to divestiture  (4.0%)   
 Other, net  (3.0%)  (1.4%)
   
   
 
Effective income tax rate  26.2%  30.0%
   
   
 

17.11. Stockholders’ Equity

Stock Repurchase Program

In May 2001, Intuit’s Board of Directors authorized the company to repurchase up to $500$500.0 million of common stock from time to time in the open market over a three-year period. In July 2002, our Board of Directors increased the authorized purchase amount by $250.0 million to a total of $750.0 million. The stock repurchase program is intended to help offset some of the dilution resulting from the issuance of shares under Intuit’s employeeequity incentive stock plans. Shares of stock repurchased under the program become treasury shares. During the nine months ended April 30, 2002,first quarter of fiscal 2003, we had repurchased approximately 3,744,8006,629,844 shares of our common stock under this program (which became treasury shares) for an aggregate cost of approximately $149.3$300.3 million. During this periodthe first quarter of fiscal 2003, we also reissued 2,708,7191,805,291 shares of treasury stock in connection with employee stock plans, which were valued at $111.2 million (usingincentive plans. From inception of the program through October 31, 2002, we had repurchased a total of 14,230,183 shares of our common stock for an aggregate cost of approximately $627.3 million.

When we reissue treasury shares, if the proceeds from the sale are more than the average purchase price per Intuit share).we paid to acquire the shares, we record an increase in additional paid-in capital. Conversely, if the proceeds from the sale are less than the average price we paid to acquire the shares, we record a decrease in additional paid-in capital to the extent of increases previously recorded for similar transactions, and a decrease in retained earnings for any remaining amount.

Repurchases through April 30,October 31, 2002 have had no significant impact uponon our net income or loss per share. Intuit intendsWe intend to continue using itsour cash and cash equivalents to fund these repurchases.

18. Benefit Plan

Intuit adopted the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan effective March 15, 2002. The plan allows key employees who meet minimum compensation and job responsibility criteria to defer up to 50% of their salaries and up to 100% of their bonuses and commissions. We have agreed to credit the participants’ contributions with earnings that reflect the performance of certain independent investment funds. We may also make discretionary employer contributions to participant accounts. The timing,repurchases in amounts and vesting schedules of employer contributions are at our sole discretion. The benefits under this plan are unsecured and are general assets of Intuit. Participants are generally eligible to receive payment of their vested benefit at the end of their elected deferral period or upon termination ofsuch times as we deem appropriate.

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their employment with IntuitDistribution and Dilutive Effect of Options

We provide equity incentives to our employees (including those we hire as a result of acquisitions) and to our independent Board members through a carefully managed, broad-based stock incentive program. The following table shows option grants to Named Executives and to all employees for any reason, including retirement, disabilitythe periods indicated. Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules for proxy statements, Named Executives are defined as the company’s chief executive officer and each of the four other most highly compensated executive officers.
             
  Three Months Twelve Months Ended
  Ended 
  October 31, July 31, July 31,
  2002 2002 2001
  
 
 
Net option grants during the period as a percentage of outstanding shares  0.7%  3.2%  4.7%
Grants to Named Executives during the period as a percentage of total options granted  15.3%  3.5%  7.3%
Grants to Named Executives during the period as a percentage of outstanding shares  0.2%  0.2%  0.4%
Options held by Named Executives as a percentage of total options outstanding  11.5%  10.5%  9.0%

We define net option grants as options granted less options canceled or death. Discretionary company contributionsexpired and the related earnings vest completely upon the participant’s disability, death or a change of control of Intuit. During the three months ended April 30, 2002, we made no employer contributionsreturned to the plan.pool of options available for grant. Options granted to our Named Executives as a percentage of the total options granted to all employees will vary significantly from quarter to quarter, due in part to the timing of annual performance-based grants to Named Executives. For example, first quarter fiscal 2003 Named Executive grants as a percentage of total grants were higher than we expect for fiscal 2003 as a whole because of performance grants to Named Executives during the first quarter.

19.Stock-Based Incentive Program

We follow APB Opinion No. 25,“Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” in accounting for these stock-based incentives. See Note 1. In October 1995, the FASB issued SFAS 123,“Accounting for Stock Based Compensation.” Although SFAS 123 allows us to continue to follow the APB 25 guidelines, we are required to disclose annually our pro forma net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share as if we had adopted SFAS 123. Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2003, we are voluntarily disclosing pro forma SFAS 123 results on a quarterly basis. The pro forma impact of applying SFAS 123 in the first quarters of fiscal 2002 and 2003 does not necessarily represent the pro forma impact in future quarters or years.

To determine the pro forma impact, we have employed the widely used Black-Scholes model to estimate the fair value of options granted. This valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. This model also requires the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected stock price volatility. Because our outstanding stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect this estimate, we believe the Black-Scholes model does not provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of our stock options. Inputs used for the valuation model are set forth in the table below.
                 
  Options Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  
 
  Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
  
 
  October 31, October 31, October 31, October 31,
  2001 2002 2001 2002
  
 
 
 
Expected life (years)  1.89 - 4.89   1.91 - 4.91   0.50   1.00 
Expected volatility factor  0.74   0.78   0.76   0.74 
Risk-free interest rate (%)  1.23 - 5.47   1.12 - 4.42   3.47 - 5.84   1.80 - 2.70 
Expected dividend yield (%)            

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The following table illustrates the effect on our net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share if we had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123 to stock-based incentives using the Black Scholes model. For purposes of this reconciliation, we add back to previously reported net income (loss) all stock-based incentive expense that relates to acquisitions then deduct the pro forma stock-based incentive expense determined under the fair value method for all awards. The pro forma stock-based incentive expense has no impact on our cash flow. In the future, we may elect, or be required, to use a different valuation model, which could result in a significantly different impact on our pro forma net income (loss).
          
   Three Months Ended
   
   October 31, October 31,
(In thousands, except per share amounts) 2001 2002
  
 
Net income (loss)
        
 Net loss, as reported $(92,427) $(54,685)
 Add: Stock-based incentive expense included in reported net loss, net of income taxes  926   937 
 Deduct: Total stock-based incentive expense determined under fair value method for all awards, net of income taxes  (23,407)  (22,875)
    
   
 
 Pro forma net loss $(114,908) $(76,623)
    
   
 
Net income (loss) per share
        
 Basic and diluted — as reported $(0.44) $(0.26)
    
   
 
 Basic and diluted — pro forma $(0.54) $(0.37)
    
   
 

12. Litigation

On March 3, 2000, a class action lawsuit, Bruce v. Intuit Inc., was filed in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Eastern Division. Two virtually identical lawsuits were later filed: Rubin v. Intuit Inc., was filed on March 8, 2000 in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York and Newby v. Intuit Inc. was filed on April 27, 2000, in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Eastern Division. The Bruce and Newby lawsuits were consolidated into one lawsuit, In re Intuit Privacy Litigation, filed on July 28, 2000 in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Eastern Division. Following Intuit’s successful motion to dismiss several of the claims, an amended complaint was filed on May 2, 2001. A similar lawsuit, Almanza v. Intuit Inc. was filed on March 22, 2000 in the Superior Court of the State of California, San Bernardino County, Rancho Cucamonga Division. An amended complaint in the Almanza suit was filed on October 26, 2000. These purported class actions alleged violations of various federal and California statutes and common law claims for invasion of privacy based upon the alleged intentional disclosure to third parties of personal and private customer information entered at Intuit’s Quicken.com Web site. The complaints sought injunctive relief, orders to disgorge profits related to the alleged acts, and statutory and other damages. In August 2001, Intuit and the plaintiffs’ counsel in all of the cases except Rubin reached an agreement in principle to resolve the cases, subject to court approval, based on terms that are not material to Intuit. The Rubin case was dismissed on November 19, 2001.

Intuit is subject to other routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation, that arise in the normal course of our business. We currently believe that the ultimate amount of liability, if any, for any pending claims of any type (either alone or combined) will not materially affect our financial position, results of operations or liquidity. However, the ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain, and either unfavorable or favorable outcomes could have a material negative impact. Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on Intuit because of defense costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

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20. Subsequent Events13. Related Parties

On May 7, 2002, we entered into a definitive agreement with CBS Employer Services, Inc. (“CBS”) pursuantLoans to which Intuit will acquire allexecutive officers and other employees consisted of the following at the dates indicated. Loans to executive officers have generally been made in connection with their relocation and purchase of a new residence near their new place of work.
         
  July 31, October 31,
  2002 2002
  
 
(In thousands)        
Loans to executive officers $14,865  $14,891 
Loans to other employees  6,405   5,694 
   
   
 
  $21,270  $20,585 
   
   
 

One employee with previously outstanding stock of CBS. CBS is a leading provider of full-service outsourced payroll functions for small businesses. Intuit plans to combine its outsourced payroll business with that of CBS underloans totaling approximately $1.2 million became an executive officer during the leadership of CBS’s chief executive officer. Intuit’s payroll processing center in Reno, Nevada and CBS’s payroll processing center in San Bernardino, California will be the largest centers for the combined businesses. Under the terms of the agreement, Intuit will acquire all of the outstanding stock of CBS for approximately $74.5 million in cash and $3.5 million in Intuit stock. The transaction has been approved by the boards of both Intuit and CBS and is expected to close in the fourthfirst quarter of fiscal 2002, subject2003. Loans to various conditions, including approval of CBS’s shareholders and customary regulatory and other approvals.

On May 8, 2002, we entered into a definitive agreement with The Flagship Group,executive officers totaling approximately $1.1 were also repaid during the parent company of American Fundware, Inc. (“American Fundware”) pursuant to which Intuit will acquire all of the outstanding stock of The Flagship Group. American Fundware offers financial accounting solutions for nonprofit organizations. American Fundware will be operated as a separate business unit of Intuit led by American Fundware’s chief executive officer and headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Under the terms of the agreement, Intuit will acquire all of the outstanding stock of The Flagship Group for approximately $22 million in Intuit stock and $4 million in cash. The transaction has been approved by the boards of both Intuit and The Flagship Group and is expected to close in the fourthfirst quarter of fiscal 2003. We did not make or modify any loans to executive officers after July 30, 2002, subjectand we do not intend to various conditions, including approval of The Flagship Group’s shareholders and customary other approvals.make or modify any loans to executive officers in the future.

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ITEM 2
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


CautionsCaution about Forward LookingForward-Looking Statements

Throughout this Form 10-Q, you will find “forward-looking”Report, we make forward-looking statements or statementsthat are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about events or circumstancesour business and our industry, and that have not yet occurred.reflect our beliefs and assumptions based on information available to us at the date of this Report. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” and other similar terms. These forward-looking statements include, statements about the seasonalityamong other things, projections of our businesses, thefuture financial performance, our anticipated growth, our strategies and trends we seeanticipate in the revenue from our various businesses and in the markets in which we compete,operate and the competitive nature and anticipated growth of those markets.

We caution investors that forward-looking statements are only predictions, based on our projected costs and expenses, the effect of changes in our business model and operational processes and our capital needs. The section “Risks That Could Affect Future Results” also contains forward-looking statements.current expectations about future events. These forward-looking statements involveare not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, and uncertainties and ourassumptions that are difficult to predict. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially. We cannot guarantee future resultsmaterially from those expressed or that current expectations will be accurate, and we will not update information in this Form 10-Q if anyimplied by the forward-looking statement later turns out to be inaccurate. Thestatements. Some of the important factors that could cause our results to differ are discussed in this Item 2 under the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Riskscaption “Risks That Could Affect Future Results,Results. at the end of Item 2. You should read Item 2 in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q and our fiscal 2001 Form 10-K. We encourage you to read that section carefully. You should carefully consider those risks, in addition to the other information in this Report, in our Form 10-K for fiscal 2002 (filed with the SEC on September 25, 2002) and in our other filings with the SEC, before deciding to invest in our stock or to maintain or change your investment. We caution investors not to rely on these sections carefully.forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date of this Report. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason, except as required by law.

Overview

Intuit’s Mission. Intuit’s mission is to revolutionize how people manage their financial lives, and how small businesses and accounting professionals manage their businesses. We are theOur goal is to create changes so profound customers wouldn’t dream of going back to their old ways of keeping their books, doing their taxes or managing their personal finances. Intuit is a leading provider of small business, accounting, tax preparation and personal finance software products and Web-based services that simplify complex financial tasks for consumers, small businesses, consumers and accounting professionals. Our principal products and services include Quicken®, QuickBooks®, Quicken TurboTax®, ProSeries®, Lacerte®include: small business accounting and business management solutions, including our QuickBooks line of products and services as well as our Intuit line of industry-specific vertical business management solutions; TurboTax consumer tax products and services; ProSeries and Lacerte professional tax products and services; and Quicken Loans®.personal finance products and services.

Seasonality. Our tax businesses are highly seasonal — particularly our tax business, but also small business and personal finance to a lesser extent.seasonal. Sales of tax preparation products and services are heavily concentrated in the period from November through April. Sales of personal finance and small business products are typically strongest during the calendar year-end holiday buying season and the beginning of the calendar year, and therefore major product launches for these products usually occur in the fall or early winter to take advantage of these customer buying patterns. These seasonal patterns mean that our total net revenue is usually highest during our second and third fiscal quarters.quarters ending January 31 and April 30. We typically report a losslosses in our first and fourth quarters ending October 31 and July 31 when revenue from our seasonaltax businesses is relatively lower than our second and third quarters,are minimal, but operating expenses to develop new products and services continue at relatively consistent levels. Operating results can also fluctuate

Business Models. The business models for other reasons such as changes in product release dates, occasional events such as acquisitions, dispositions, gainsmany of our products and losses from marketable securities, and product price cuts in quartersservices provide us with significant profit leverage, for three primary reasons. First, these businesses have relatively high fixed costs and low variable costs, so as we increase units sold, we generate more profit per incremental unit sold. Second, as customers move to some of our higher-end products and services, the better product and service mix is resulting in more revenue and profit per customer. Third, as we offer products and services with greater functionality, we can increase prices to reflect the greater value that we deliver to customers.

Expanding Customer Segments and Product and Service Offerings. During the last year, we have expanded both the customer segments that we serve, as well as the products and services that we offer our target customers. Historically, we targeted individuals and small businesses with less than 20 employees. We continue to serve those segments with products and services such as QuickBooks, TurboTax and Quicken. In addition, we are now targeting small businesses with up to 250 employees. We are addressing this new customer segment with a number of new products and services under our Right for My Business strategy. We are introducing industry-specific solutions to

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meet the specialized requirements of small businesses in selected vertical industries by developing industry-specific versions of QuickBooks, and acquiring companies that offer business management solutions to small businesses in selected vertical businesses. In addition, we introduced new versions of QuickBooks for companies that, due to their larger size or complexity, have more demanding accounting needs. We have also introduced business solutions that go beyond accounting software to address a wider range of business management challenges that small businesses face. We expect to continue to expand in these directions over the next several years.

Evolving Distribution Channels. We have been expanding our distribution channels to accommodate the expansion of the customer segments we serve and the range of products and services we offer. In the retail channel, we are selling an increasing proportion of our software products directly to a variety of retailers rather than through a few major distributors. As we offer more complex, higher priced software products than our traditional retail software products, we expect that direct sales will become an increasingly important source of revenue and new customers. In addition, as we add products and services that are complimentary to our core products, we are focusing on strengthening our cross-selling capabilities. This allows us to generate additional revenue from our existing customers, particularly our small business customers.

Impact of Acquisitions. Our recent acquisitions of businesses and assets have had a significant impact on the comparability of our results. We have completed six acquisitions since the beginning of fiscal 2002 — four “vertical,” or industry-specific business management solutions, and two “horizontal” solutions that go beyond accounting software to address small business management needs. These acquired businesses generated no revenue for Intuit in the first quarter of fiscal 2002 and a total of $31.5 million in total net revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. To the extent that aggregate revenue from companies we acquire exceeds their aggregate revenue for the equivalent year-ago period before we acquired them, we consider the revenue to be organic growth rather than growth from acquisitions. On that basis, approximately one-third of our revenue growth during the first quarter of fiscal 2003 was organic growth and two-thirds came from acquisitions. For the full fiscal year, we expect about two-thirds of our revenue growth to be organic.

The impairment and/or amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets we have acquired in connection with acquisitions has also had a significant impact on our operating results, and on the comparability of results from period to period and year over year. During the first quarter of fiscal 2002, we recorded amortization of goodwill and other intangibles and other acquisition-related charges of $41.1 million. Starting with the first quarter of fiscal 2003, we are not amortizing goodwill recorded in connection with acquisitions, in accordance with Statement of Financial Standards No. 142. As a result, our acquisition-related charges significantly decreased during the first quarter of fiscal 2003, to $9.5 million. However, in the future we may incur impairment charges related to existing goodwill, as well as to goodwill arising out of future acquisitions. Also, future acquisitions may result in significant expenses, including amortization of purchased software, charges for in-process research and development and deferred compensation expenses.

Impact of Dispositions. Dispositions of businesses and assets have also had a significant impact on the comparability of our results. In fiscal 2002, we sold our Quicken Loans mortgage business. We accounted for the sale as discontinued operations, which resulted in net income from discontinued operations of $9.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2002, and a gain on disposal of discontinued operations of $5.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. In addition, during the first quarter of fiscal 2002, we recorded a loss of $27.0 million on impairment of long-lived asset relating to the impairment of the asset we received from the purchaser of our Quicken Bill Manager business in May 2001.

Critical Accounting Policies

In preparing our financial statements, we make estimates, assumptions and judgments that can have a significant impact on our net revenue, operating income and net income, as well as on the value of certain assets and liabilities on our balance sheet. We believe that the estimates, assumptions and judgments involved in the accounting policies described below have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements, so we consider these to be our critical accounting policies. See Note 1 of the financial statements for more information about these critical accounting policies, as well as descriptions of other significant accounting policies.

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Net Revenue — Revenue Recognition. Intuit derives revenues from the sale of packaged software products, product support, professional services, outsourced payroll services and multiple element arrangements that may include any combination of these items. We follow the appropriate revenue recognition rules for each type of revenue. See Note 1 of the financial statements,“Net Revenue.”In general, we recognize revenue when

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persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, we have delivered the product or performed the service, the fee is fixed or determinable and collectibility is probable. However, determining whether and when some of these criteria have been satisfied often involves assumptions and judgments that can have a significant impact on the timing and amount of revenue we report. For example, for multiple element arrangements we must make assumptions and judgments in order to allocate the total price among the various elements we must deliver, to determine whether vendor-specific evidence of fair value exists for each element and to determine whether and when each element has been delivered. If we were to change any of these assumptions or judgments, it could cause a material increase or decrease in the amount of revenue that we report in a particular period. Revenue that we cannot recognize in a particular period is reflected on our balance sheet as deferred revenue and recognized over time as the applicable revenue recognition criteria are satisfied.
    Net Revenue — Return and Rebate Reserves. As part of our revenue recognition policy, we estimate future product returns and rebate payments. These estimates determine ourpayments and establish reserves against revenue reserves. We makebased on these estimates based primarily on our pastestimates. Product returns by distributors and retailers principally relate to the return of obsolete products. Our return policy allows distributors and rebate experience. We alsoretailers, subject to certain contractual limitations, to return purchased products. For product returns reserves, we consider the volume and price mix of products in the retail channel, trends in retailer inventory, economic trends that might impact customer demand for our products (including the competitive environment),environment and the timing of new releases of our products) and other factors. We fully reserve for obsolete products in the distribution channels.
Our rebate reserves include distributor and retailer sales incentive rebates and end-user rebates. Our estimated reserves for distributor and retailer incentive rebates are based on distributors’ and retailers’ actual performance against the terms and conditions of rebate programs, which are typically entered into annually. Our reserves for end-user rebates are estimated based on the terms and conditions of the specific promotional rebate program, actual sales during the promotion, the amount of redemptions received, historical redemption trends by product and by type of promotional program and the economic value of the rebates being offered and other factors. rebate.
In the past, actual returns and rebates have not generally exceeded our reserves. However, actual returns and rebates in any future period are inherently uncertain. If we changedwere to change our assumptions and estimates, our revenue reserves would change, which would impact the net revenue we report. In addition, ifIf actual returns and rebates are significantly greater than the reserves we have established, the actual results would decrease our future reported revenue. Conversely, if actual returns and rebates are significantly less than our reserves, this would increase our future reported revenue.
Goodwill, Purchased Intangibles For example, a change of 1% in our return rate assumptions for QuickBooks, TurboTax and Other Long-Lived Assets — Impairment Assessments. Under current accounting standards, which willQuicken desktop software products would have increased or reduced fiscal 2002 net revenue by approximately $1.6 million, $1.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively. If the historical data we use to calculate these estimates do not properly reflect actual returns or rebates, then we would make a change at the start of our next fiscal year, we make judgments about the remaining useful lives of goodwill, purchased intangible assets and other long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate an other-than-temporary impairment in the remaining value of the assets recorded on our balance sheet. In order to judge the remaining useful life of an asset, we make various assumptions about the value of the assetreserves in the future. This may include assumptions about future prospects forperiod in which the business that the asset relates to and typically involves computations of the estimated future cash flows to be generated by these businesses. Based on these judgments and assumptions, we determine whether we need to take an impairment charge to reduce the value of the asset stated on our balance sheet to reflect its actual fair value. Judgments and assumptions about future values and remaining useful lives are complex and often subjective. They can be affected by a variety of factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as changes in our business strategy and our internal forecasts. Although we believe the judgments and assumptions we have made in the past have been reasonable and appropriate, different judgments and assumptions could materially impact our reported financial results. More conservative assumptions of the anticipated future benefits from these businesses would result in greater impairment charges, which would decrease net income and result in lower asset values on our balance sheet. Conversely, less conservative assumptions would result in smaller impairment charges, higher net income and higher asset values.determination is made. See NotesNote 1Goodwill, Purchased Intangible Assets and Other Long-lived Assets,”4 and 9 of the financial statements, for more details about how we make these judgments.“Net Revenue.”
 
    Concentration of Credit Risk — Reserves for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable. We make ongoing assumptions relating to the collectibility of our accounts receivable. The accounts receivable amount on our balance sheet includes a reserve for accounts that might not be paid. In determining the amount of the reserve, we consider our historical level of credit losses. We also make judgments about the creditworthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations, and we assess current economic trends that might impact the level of credit losses in the future. Our credit lossesreserves have generally been less thanadequate to cover our reserve.actual credit losses. However, since we cannot predict future changes in the financial stability of our customers, we cannot guarantee that our reserves will continue to be adequate. If actual credit losses are significantly greater than the reserve we have established, that would increase our general and administrative expenses and reduce our reported net income. Conversely, if actual credit losses are significantly less than our reserve, this would eventually decrease our general and administrative expenses and increase our reported net income. See Note 1 of the financial statements,Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers and Suppliers,” for more detailsinformation about our accounts receivable.
Goodwill, Purchased Intangibles and Other Long-Lived Assets — Impairment Assessments. We make judgments about the recoverability of goodwill, purchased intangible assets and other long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that an other-than-temporary impairment in the remaining value of the assets recorded on our balance sheet may exist. We test the impairment of goodwill annually or more frequently if indicators of impairment arise. In order to estimate the fair value of long-lived assets, we make various assumptions about the future prospects for the business that the asset relates to and typically estimate future cash flows to be generated by these businesses. Based on these assumptions and estimates, we determine whether we

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need to take an impairment charge to reduce the value of the asset stated on our balance sheet to reflect its estimated fair value. Assumptions and estimates about future values and remaining useful lives are complex and often subjective. They can be affected by a variety of factors, including external factors such as industry and economic trends, and internal factors such as changes in our business strategy and our internal forecasts. Although we believe the assumptions and estimates we have made in the past have been reasonable and appropriate, different assumptions and estimates could materially impact our reported financial results. More conservative assumptions of the anticipated future benefits from these businesses would result in greater impairment charges, which would decrease net income and result in lower asset values on our balance sheet. Conversely, less conservative assumptions would result in smaller impairment charges, higher net income and higher asset values. At October 31, 2002, we had $581.4 million in goodwill and $126.0 million in intangible assets on our balance sheet. See Note 1,“Goodwill, Purchased Intangible Assets and Other Long-lived Assets”and“Recent Pronouncements,”and Note 3 of the financial statements for more information about how we make these judgments.
 
    Income Taxes — Estimates of Effective Tax Rates, Deferred Taxes and Valuation Allowance. When we prepare our consolidated financial statements, we must estimate our income taxes in each jurisdictionbased on the various jurisdictions where we conduct business. This requires us to estimate our actual current tax exposure and to assess temporary differences that result from differing treatment of certain items (such as deferred revenue) for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are shownwe show on our consolidated balance sheet. We must then assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income.realized. To the extent we believe that recoveryrealization is not likely, we must establish a valuation allowance. When we establish a valuation allowance or increase this allowance in an accounting period, we must record a tax expense in our statement of operations. See Note 10 of the financial statements.
Management must make significant judgments to determine our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance to be recorded against our net deferred tax asset. Our net deferred tax asset as of October 31, 2002 was $238.4 million, net of the valuation allowance of $9.3 million. We recorded the valuation allowance to reflect uncertainties about whether we will be able to utilize some of our deferred tax assets (consisting primarily of certain net operating losses carried forward by our international subsidiaries and certain state capital loss carryforwards) before they expire. The valuation allowance is based on our estimates of taxable income for the jurisdictions in which we operate and the period over which our deferred tax assets will be realizable. While we have considered future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for the valuation allowance, we cannot assure that we will not be required to increase the valuation allowance to take into account additional deferred tax assets that we may be unable to realize. An increase in the valuation allowance would have an adverse impact, which could be material, on our income tax provision and net income in the period in which we make the increase.

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Significant management judgment is required to determine our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets. Our net deferred tax asset as of April 30, 2002 was $233.9 million, net of the valuation allowance of $11.4 million. We recorded the valuation allowance to reflect uncertainties about whether we will be able to utilize some of our deferred tax assets (primarily consisting of certain net operating losses carried forward by our non-U.S. subsidiaries) before they expire. The valuation allowance is based on our estimates of taxable income by the jurisdiction in which we operate and the period over which our deferred tax assets will be recoverable. If actual results differ from these estimates or if we adjust these estimates in future periods, we may need to establish an additional valuation allowance, which could materially reduce our net income.

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Results of Operations

GAAP and Company Pro Forma Results

The following table shows our results of operations for the periods indicated prepared in accordance with GAAP. The table also shows results on a company pro forma basis, and a reconciliation of GAAP to pro forma results. We have categorizedprovide pro forma results to give investors an alternative method of assessing our ongoing core business results. Pro forma results are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and are not a substitute for GAAP results. Although company pro forma information is prepared using the following totalsame consistent method from quarter to quarter and year to year, it may differ from the pro forma measures used by other companies.

Company pro forma net revenue discussion by our business divisions. loss 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.

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    Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
    October 31, 2001 October 31, 2002
    
 
        Pro Forma         Pro Forma    
(In thousands, except per share amounts) GAAP Adjmts Pro Forma GAAP Adjmts Pro Forma
  
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenue:                        
 Products $114,583  $  $114,583  $146,992  $  $146,992 
 Services  36,755      36,755   60,941      60,941 
 Other  17,389      17,389   15,349      15,349 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Total net revenue  168,727      168,727   223,282      223,282 
Costs and expenses:                        
 Cost of revenue:                        
  Products, services and other  61,789      61,789   71,313      71,313 
  Amortization of purchased software  1,706   (1,706)     2,977   (2,977)   
 Customer service and technical support  37,759      37,759   41,752      41,752 
 Selling and marketing  59,953      59,953   78,801      78,801 
 Research and development  48,857      48,857   65,682      65,682 
 General and administrative  26,557      26,557   40,161      40,161 
 Charge for purchased research and development           7,789   (7,789)   
 Acquisition-related charges  41,081   (41,081)     9,455   (9,455)   
 Loss on impairment of long-lived asset  27,000   (27,000)            
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
  Total costs and expenses  304,702   (69,787)  234,915   317,930   (20,221)  297,709 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations  (135,975)  69,787   (66,188)  (94,648)  20,221   (74,427)
Interest and other income  9,810      9,810   8,336      8,336 
Gains (losses) on marketable securities and other investments, net  (12,254)  12,254      253   (253)   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes  (138,419)  82,041   (56,378)  (86,059)  19,968   (66,091)
Income tax (benefit) provision  (36,263)  17,658   (18,605)  (25,818)  4,008   (21,810)
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations  (102,156)  64,383   (37,773)  (60,241)  15,960   (44,281)
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes:                        
 Net income (loss) from Quicken Loans discontinued operations  9,729   (9,729)            
 Gain (loss) on disposal of Quicken Loans discontinued operations           5,556   (5,556)   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations  9,729   (9,729)     5,556   (5,556)   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Net income (loss) $(92,427) $54,654  $(37,773) $(54,685) $10,404  $(44,281)
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Basic and diluted net loss per share from continuing operations $(0.48)     $(0.18) $(0.29)     $(0.21)
Basic and diluted net income per share from discontinued operations  0.04          0.03        
   
       
   
       
 
Basic and diluted net loss per share $(0.44)     $(0.18) $(0.26)     $(0.21)
   
       
   
       
 
Shares used in basic and diluted per share amounts  211,039       211,039   207,965       207,965 
   
       
   
       
 

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Total Net Revenue

The table below shows each business division’stotal net revenue and percentage of our total net revenue for each of our reportable segments for the three-first quarters of fiscal 2002 and nine-month periods ended April 30, 2001 and 2002. Information for2003. We have reclassified some fiscal 2001 has been reclassified2002 information to conform to the fiscal 2002 financial presentation for comparability.2003 presentation. See Note 137 of the financial statements for additional information about our business segments, which correspond to the business divisions described below.reportable segments.

                                            
Total Net Revenue Q3 % Total Net Q3 % Total Net Q3 % YTD % Total Net YTD % Total Net YTD %
  FY01 Revenue FY02 Revenue Change FY01 Revenue FY02 Revenue Change
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)                    
Small Business                                        
 Product $71.8      $99.9          $268.4      $314.1         
 Service  23.5       29.2           66.0       89.9         
 Other  7.0       0.7           16.7       3.9         
   
       
           
       
         
  Subtotal  102.3   24%  129.8   24%  27%  351.1   33%  407.9   31%  16%
   
       
           
       
         
Tax                                        
 Product  139.9       198.2           333.9       422.0         
 Service  93.4       117.8           106.4       128.9         
 Other  0.4       1.3           3.1       2.7         
   
       
           
       
         
  Subtotal  233.7   55%  317.3   58%  36%  443.4   41%  553.6   43%  25%
   
       
           
       
         
Personal Finance                                        
 Product  15.1       10.2           74.9       65.5         
 Service  4.1       1.6           10.1       6.3         
 Other  10.8       12.1           38.0       39.1         
   
       
           
       
         
  Subtotal  30.0   7%  23.9   4%  (20)%  123.0   11%  110.9   9%  (10)%
   
       
           
       
         
Quicken Loans                                        
 Product                                    
 Service  35.2       43.5           72.2       140.0         
 Other                                    
   
       
           
       
         
  Subtotal  35.2   8%  43.5   8%  24%  72.2   7%  140.0   11%  94%
   
       
           
       
         
Global Business                                        
 Product  17.9       20.5           59.6       64.6         
 Service  5.6       5.1           19.1       15.5         
 Other  0.5       0.3           1.9       3.9         
   
       
           
       
         
  Subtotal  24.0   6%  25.9   5%  8%  80.6   8%  84.0   6%  4%
   
       
           
       
         
Other                                        
 Product         3.7                  3.7         
 Service         1.1                  1.1         
 Other                                    
   
       
           
       
         
  Subtotal     0%  4.8   1%  n/a      0%  4.8   0%  n/a 
   
       
           
       
         
   
Total net revenue
 $425.2   100% $545.2   100%  28% $1,070.3   100% $1,301.2   100%  22%
   
   
   
   
       
   
   
   
     
                       
Total Net Revenue Q1 % Total Net Q1 % Total Net Q1 %
  FY02 Revenue FY03 Revenue Change
    
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)                    
QuickBooks
                    
 Product $24.5      $37.8         
 Service         0.2         
 Other                  
   
       
         
  Subtotal  24.5   15%  38.0   17%  55%
   
       
         
Small Business Products and Services
                    
Employer Services                    
 Product  18.4       23.7         
 Service  15.7       23.5         
 Other         0.4         
   
       
         
  Subtotal  34.1   20%  47.6   21%  39%
   
       
         
Financial Supplies                    
 Product  30.3       30.6         
 Service                  
 Other                  
   
       
         
  Subtotal  30.3   18%  30.6   14%  1%
   
       
         
Other Small Business Products and Services                    
 Product         4.1         
 Service  10.6       14.7         
 Other  3.2       3.8         
   
       
         
  Subtotal  13.8   8%  22.6   10%  64%
   
       
         
Total Small Business Products and Services                    
 Product  48.7       58.4         
 Service  26.3       38.2         
 Other  3.2       4.2         
   
       
         
  Subtotal  78.2   46%  100.8   45%  29%
   
       
         

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     Q1 % Total Net Q1 % Total Net Q1 %
     FY02 Revenue FY03 Revenue Change
     
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)                    
Consumer Tax
                    
 Product  2.5       3.9         
 Service  1.5       2.0         
 Other  0.2       0.2         
   
       
         
  Subtotal  4.2   2%  6.1   3%  45%
   
       
         
Professional
Accounting
Solutions
                    
 Product  5.6       6.4         
 Service  1.1       0.9         
 Other                  
   
       
         
  Subtotal  6.7   4%  7.3   3%  9%
   
       
         
Personal Finance
                    
 Product  24.9       25.5         
 Service  2.8       0.8         
 Other  11.1       10.9         
   
       
         
  Subtotal  38.8   23%  37.2   17%  (4%)
   
       
         
Vertical Business
Management
Solutions
                    
 Product         5.6         
 Service         13.2         
 Other                  
   
       
         
  Subtotal     0%  18.8   8%  n/a 
   
       
         
Global Business
                    
 Product  8.4       9.4         
 Service  5.0       5.6         
 Other  2.9                
   
       
         
  Subtotal  16.3   10%  15.0   7%  (8%)
   
       
         
Other
                    
 Product                  
 Service         0.1         
 Other                  
   
       
         
  Subtotal     0%  0.1   0%  n/a 
   
       
         
   
Total net revenue
 $168.7   100% $223.3   100%  32%
   
   
   
   
     

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Small Business DivisionQuickBooks

Small Business DivisionQuickBooks product revenue is derived primarily from QuickBooks desktop software products. QuickBooks services revenue is derived from QuickBooks Online Edition.

QuickBooks revenue increased 55% in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2002. The increase reflected 32% higher unit sales, including unit sales of three new products financial supplieswith enhanced functionality that we did not offer during the first quarter of fiscal 2002 — QuickBooks Premier, QuickBooks Point of Sale and QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions. These new products have significantly higher average selling prices than our traditional line of QuickBooks products. Higher-end QuickBooks products launched during fiscal 2002 as part of our Right for My Business strategy accounted for almost half of the QuickBooks revenue growth during the first quarter of fiscal 2003. Unit sales of our QuickBooks Basic payroll offering. Small Business Division servicesand Pro products also increased more than 25% due to strong upgrade sales. We believe that upgrade sales for these products were strong in part due to the expansion of applications available through the Intuit Developer Network. For the full fiscal year, we expect QuickBooks revenue to grow 20 to 30%.

Employer Services

Employer Services product revenue is derived primarily from our Deluxe and PremierQuickBooks Do-It-Yourself Payroll offering, which consists of current payroll tax tables that we provide on a subscription basis to small businesses that prepare their own payrolls. Services revenue for this segment is derived primarily from our outsourced payroll services. Our outsourced payroll services consist of QuickBooks Assisted Payroll Service, a payroll service that is integrated with QuickBooks and from QuickBooks support plans.

Small Business Division total net revenue increased 27%handles the back-end aspects of payroll processing, including tax payments and filings; and Intuit Payroll Services Complete Payroll, which provides traditional, full service payroll processing, tax payment and check delivery services. Intuit Payroll Services Complete Payroll encompasses the business of CBS Employer Services, Inc., which we acquired in the thirdfourth quarter of fiscal 2002 compared to2002. Our outsourced payroll business also includes our Premier Payroll Service, which provides traditional full service payroll outsourcing, tax payment and check delivery services distributed through certain financial institutions.

Employer Services revenue increased approximately 39% in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2001. Total QuickBooks-related revenue (which includes QuickBooks desktop, QuickBooks Internet Gateway, QuickBooks support plans and QuickBooks for the Web) for the quarter increased 36%2003 compared to the same period lastof the prior year. QuickBooks desktop productDo-It-Yourself Payroll revenue alone grew much faster, experiencing 65% growth that reflectedincreased 28% due to 16% higher unit sales and 12% higher average selling prices that were driven by price increases. QuickBooks Assisted Payroll Service revenue increased 27% due to price increases in the November 2001 launchfirst quarter of our higher-priced QuickBooks Premier products, as well asfiscal 2003 and 13% higher unit sales. The volume increase was driven by strong upgrade sales, which we believe wereIntuit Payroll Services Complete Payroll revenue increased 79%, due in partalmost entirely to our decision to discontinue technical support and tax table services during calendar 2002 for customers using certain older versionsacquisition of QuickBooks.CBS Employer Services, Inc., which contributed $6.7 million in revenue in its first full quarter of operations as part of Intuit. Premier payroll revenue was flat. We believe thatexpect the availability of a rangeCBS component of Intuit Developer Network offeringsPayroll Services Complete Payroll to QuickBooks 2002 customers may also have contributed tobe the stronger upgrade sales. Thirdmain source of growth for our Employer Services segment during the remainder of fiscal 2003.

Financial Supplies

Financial Supplies product revenue is derived primarily from financial supplies, such as paper checks, envelopes, invoices and stationery, for small businesses and individuals and from tax forms, tax return presentation folders and other supplies for professional tax preparers.

Financial Supplies revenue was essentially flat in the first quarter QuickBooks-related revenue growth also reflected strong results from QuickBooks support plans. In August 2001, we began offering several higher-end support plans, which resulted in significantly higher average selling prices that more than offset declines in volumeof fiscal 2003 compared to the thirdfirst quarter last year. Revenue growth in QuickBooks-related products and services was partially offset by a decline in QuickBooks Internet Gateway revenue. Revenue for this business decreased due to a sharp decline in upfront fees received from Internet Gateway participants, as well as a decrease in transaction-based fees that reflects lower customer demand for Internet Gateway services. Financial supplies revenue increased modestly during the quarter.

Payroll revenue increased 25% from quarter to quarter, reflecting 38% combined growth for the QuickBooks-branded Basic and Deluxe offerings, with revenue for the Premier service roughly flat. Price increases accounted for a significant portion of the Basic and Deluxe revenue growth, although the number of customers for the combined offerings also increased by approximately 17%. We expect payroll revenue growth to be slower duringfiscal 2002. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, compared to the first half of fiscal 2002. See “Riskswe initiated price increases that Could Affect Future Results” at the end of this Item 2.

Small Business Division total net revenue for the first nine months of fiscal 2002 increased 16% compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2001. QuickBooks-related product revenue increased 11%, reflectingresulted in 6% higher average selling prices. QuickBooks support revenue increased 47% during the periodprices and higher charges for shipping and handling. These increases were offset by 6% lower unit sales due to higher average selling prices. Payroll had strong revenuea decline in the rate at which new QuickBooks customers are buying financial supplies. Modest but stable growth primarily reflecting price increaseshas been typical for this business, and we expect that historical pattern to continue for fiscal 2003 as well as some unit growth for the Basic and Deluxe offerings, and financial supplies revenue increased modestly.a whole.

Tax DivisionOther Small Business Products and Services

Tax DivisionOther Small Business Products and Services (“OSBPS”) product revenue is derived primarily from QuickenIntuit Information Technology Solutions (formerly Blue Ocean Software, Inc.), a provider of software solutions that help businesses manage their information technology resources and assets. We acquired Blue Ocean in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. Services revenue for this segment is derived primarily from QuickBooks support plans. Other revenue consists of royalties from small business online transactions such as QuickBooks Merchant Account Service and QuickBooks Online Billing.

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Other Small Business Products and Services revenue increased 64% in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2002. Blue Ocean contributed $6.0 million or 68% of OSBPS revenue growth during the first quarter of fiscal 2003. QuickBooks support revenue grew 36%. Although the number of support plans did not increase, revenue increased due to continued strength in the higher-priced support plans for higher-end QuickBooks products such as QuickBooks Premier, QuickBooks Point of Sale and QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, that we introduced during fiscal 2002.

Consumer Tax

Consumer Tax product revenue is derived primarily from TurboTax federal and state consumer desktop tax preparation products and ProSeries and Lacerte professional tax preparation products. Consumer Tax Division services revenue is derived primarily from Quicken TurboTax for the Web online tax preparation services and consumer electronic filing services.

Tax Division total net revenue increased 36% in the third quarter of fiscal 2002 comparedDue to the third quarterseasonal nature of fiscal 2001. Revenue from our consumer tax business, the first fiscal quarter typically generates only nominal revenue from consumer tax products and services compared to the second and third quarters of the fiscal year. Consumer Tax revenue increased 43%$1.9 million or 45% in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2002 compared to2003. We do not believe that results for the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2001. Revenue from TurboTax desktop products increased 26%, due in part to higher average selling prices resulting from the introduction2003 are indicative of a higher-priced premium product as well as a price increase for our Deluxe product. Total units also increased approximately 19% from the third quarter of the prior year. Revenue from TurboTaxrevenue trends for the Web more than doubled, reflecting a significant price increase as well as 84% unit growth. Electronic filing unitsfull year, and revenue were also up significantly. Fromwe will not have complete results for the entire 2002 tax season until late in the fiscal year. Since fiscal 2000, to 2001, we sawhave seen an increasing portion of our annual revenue growth shift fromduring the third quarter compared to the second quarter, to the third quarter, and we expect that trend continued thisto continue during fiscal year.2003. This trend results in part from more customers using our Web-based tax offerings, for which have revenue peaks later in the tax season. In recent yearsHowever, retail sales have also shifted to later in the tax season.

RevenueThe development and launch of our consumer tax products for the 2002 tax year were completed on schedule and products reached retail shelves in November 2002. This year we are offering versions of TurboTax that are specifically designed for investors, taxpayers preparing for retirement and Spanish-speaking taxpayers as part of our Right for Me product strategy. In addition, federal tax versions of TurboTax desktop products for Windows now include product activation technology that prevents a customer from using a single copy of TurboTax to print or electronically file a tax return from more than one personal computer. We believe these initiatives will contribute to revenue growth for the full tax season. However, there are still ongoing risks associated with our consumer tax business, including intense competition that could result in lower average selling prices and/or a decline in our share of desktop software sales in the retail channel.

Professional Accounting Solutions

Professional Accounting Solutions product revenue is derived primarily from ProSeries and Lacerte professional tax preparation products andproducts. Professional Accounting Solutions services increased 19%, with more than half of the growth resultingrevenue is derived primarily from our acquisition of Tax and Accounting Software Corporation (“TAASC”) in April 2001 and from higher sales of electronic filing services. Our recent efforts to reduce the unauthorized sharing of professional

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tax products (by hard-coding the purchasing tax preparer’s name in the software) and higher average selling prices for our ProSeries and Lacerte unlimited-use products also contributed to the revenue growth.training services.

Due to the seasonalityseasonal nature of our Professional Accounting Solutions business, the first fiscal quarter typically generates only nominal revenue from professional tax products and services compared to the second and third quarters of the tax business, results for the full season are more meaningful than results for any particular quarter, and results for the first nine months of a fiscal year are generally indicative of results for the full season. Tax Division total netyear. Professional Accounting Solutions revenue increased 25%$0.6 million or 9% in the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 20022003 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2001. Revenue from our consumer tax business increased 28% on strength from TurboTax desktop products as well as TurboTax for the Web, which experienced combined paid federal unit growth of 20%. Electronic filing revenue also contributed to the year-over-year growth. Revenue from our professional tax preparation products increased 25%, with significant growth resulting from our acquisition of TAASC, electronic filing services, efforts to reduce unauthorized product sharing and higher average selling prices for our unlimited-use professional tax products.

Although we are encouraged by the year-to-date results for our tax business, revenues for the full tax season are still subject to consumer product returns from our retail distribution channels. While we expect our reserves for returned products will be adequate to cover retailers’ returns of unsold products during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, higher than expected returns could have a negative impact onbut we do not believe that this is indicative of revenue trends for the full season. See “Critical Accounting Policies — Net Revenue — Return and Rebate Reserves” atyear. We will not have complete results for the beginning of this Item 2.entire 2002 tax season until late in the fiscal year.

Personal Finance Division

Personal Finance Division product revenue is derived primarily from Quicken desktop software products. Personal Finance Division services revenue is minimal.nominal. Other revenue consists of royalties from consumer online transactions and Quicken.com advertising revenue and online transactions revenue.

Personal Finance Division total net revenue decreased 20%4% in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 20022003 compared to the third quartersame period of fiscal 2001. The decrease reflected continued revenue growth in our online transactions business that was more than offset by a 37% decline inthe prior year. Quicken revenue and a 35% decline in Quicken.com revenue from the third quarter of fiscal 2001 to the third quarter of fiscal 2002. The decrease in Quicken revenue reflectedwas essentially flat, reflecting the continuing declineoverall lack of growth in the personal finance desktop software category as more personal finance functionality becomes availablecategory. An aggregate 8% higher average selling price in the retail channel due primarily to consumers at no cost on the Internet. The decreasesecond quarter fiscal 2002 introduction of Quicken Premier offset a 6% decline in Quicken.com advertisingunit sales. Total online services revenue reflecteddecreased 14% due to the continuing industry-wide decline in spending by purchasers of Internet advertising.advertising and our exit from certain online businesses in fiscal 2002. We expect the market for Personal Finance products and services to continue to be flat or decline in the remainder of fiscal 2003.

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Vertical Business Management Solutions

Vertical Business Management Solutions (“VBMS”) revenue is derived from four businesses that we acquired in fiscal 2002 that provide small business management solutions for vertical industries. Those businesses are Intuit Eclipse Distribution Management Solutions, Intuit MRI Real Estate Solutions, Intuit Construction Business Solutions, and Intuit Public Sector Solutions. VBMS product revenue is derived from business management software that is specific to the industries these businesses serve. VBMS service revenue consists primarily of installation, consulting and training services.

These vertical businesses contributed $18.8 million to first quarter 2003 total net revenue. We expect 10 to 30% revenue growth for these businesses in the aggregate during fiscal 2003, over their aggregate revenue for the Personal Finance Division forcomparable period before we acquired them. This is somewhat slower growth than we originally anticipated, due in part to some pressure on the first nine months of fiscal 2001 and 2002 were similar tohigher-priced vertical solutions resulting from the third quarter trends described above. Revenue decreased 10%, reflecting declines in Quicken and advertising revenue that were partially offset by an increase in online transactions revenue.current economic environment.

Quicken Loans DivisionGlobal Business

Quicken Loans DivisionGlobal Business product revenue is derived primarily from gains on the salelocalized versions of loansQuickBooks and post-closing servicing arrangementsQuicken as well as QuickTax desktop software products in bulk to participating financial institutions,Canada; localized versions of QuickBooks and from loan fees we receive for originating loans. All revenue generated by the division is services revenue.

Quicken Loans Division total net revenue increased 24%as well as TaxCalc desktop software products in the third quarter of fiscal 2002 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2001. The volume of loans sold grew 29%, reflecting increased consumer demand to refinance mortgage loans in light of relatively low interest rates. The volume increase came from conventional loans, as the volume for government-funded loansUnited Kingdom; and alternative sub-prime loans declined. This was partially offset by a 5% decline in the average revenue per loan, reflecting a decrease in both average gains on sales of loans and average loan fees. While revenue per loan from conventional loans increased, this was more than offset by decreases for government funded loans and alternative sub-prime loans which have higher margins than conventional loans. We expect the revenue growth rates for Quicken Loans to be lower in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002 compared to the first half of fiscal 2002 and on a year-over-year basis. Mortgage rate increases, the impact of the economic climate on the housing market and other factors could negatively impact the volume of applications and closed loans, particularly our most mortgage-rate sensitive products such as conventional refinancing loans. See “Risks that Could Affect Future Results,” at the end of this Item 2 and “Interest Rate Risk” in Item 3 below.

Quicken Loans Division total net revenue increased 94% in the first nine months of fiscal 2002 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2001, reflecting a 100% increase in sold loan volume. A large increase in conventional loan

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volume more than offset declines in government and alternative sub-prime loan volume. This volume growth was partially offset by a slight decline in the average revenue per loan.

Global Business Division

Global Business Division product revenue is derived primarily from Yayoi small business desktop accounting products in Japan, and QuickBooks, Quicken and QuickTax desktop software products in Canada.Japan. Global Business Division services revenue primarily consists of revenue from software maintenance contracts sold with Yayoi software in Japan.

Global Business Division total net revenue increaseddecreased $1.3 million or 8% in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2003 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2002. This decline is due primarily to a decrease of $1.8 million in total revenue from Canada, which represents a 46% reduction from the prior year. This reduction is due primarily to acceleration to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002 comparedof shipment of our fall inventory of QuickBooks to retailers in anticipation of a price promotion in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2001. Revenue from Canada increased 57% period to period. This reflected strong tax2003. Last season, results for QuickTax, due in part to the preliminary success ofwe shipped our efforts to reduce unauthorized sharing of desktop software. Tax revenue growth was partially offset by modest revenue declines forfall QuickBooks and Quicken. Revenue in Japan declined 17% during the quarter compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2001, with increased revenue from Yayoi maintenance contracts more than offset by decreased revenue from Yayoi products and by the effect of discontinuing the QuickBooks product line in Japaninventory in the secondfirst quarter of fiscal 2002.

Global Business Division total net Total revenue increased 4%from the United Kingdom nearly doubled to $2.1 million due primarily to sales under a new QuickBooks distribution agreement with a financial institution in the first nine months of fiscal 2002that country. In Japan, Yayoi product and software maintenance revenues totaling $10.4 million were flat compared to the first nine monthsprior year quarter, reflecting the continuing difficult economic environment there.

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Cost of fiscal 2001. This increase included 15% growth in Canada, reflecting increased revenue for tax products that was partially offset by lower QuickBooks and Quicken revenue. Revenue in Japan decreased 12%, with a decline in QuickBooks revenue that was partially offset by increases for other small business products and services.

                                           
Cost of Revenue Q3 % of Related Q3 % of Related Q3 % YTD % of Related YTD % of Related YTD %
  FY01 Revenue FY02 Revenue Change FY01 Revenue FY02 Revenue Change
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)                    
Cost of revenue:                                        
 Cost of products $29.3   12% $35.1   11%  20% $118.8   16% $141.3   16%  19%
 Cost of services  39.5   24%  38.6   19%  -2%  108.2   40%  112.9   30%  4%
 Cost of other revenue  8.6   46%  6.8   47%  (21)%  21.2   36%  19.7   40%  (7)%
 Amortization of purchased software  4.4      1.6      (64)%  11.2      10.4      (7)%
   
       
           
       
         
  
Total cost of revenue
 $81.8   19% $82.1   15%  0% $259.4   24% $284.3   22%  10%
   
       
           
       
         
                      
   Q1 % of Related Q1 % of Related Q1 %
   FY02 Revenue FY03 Revenue Change
   
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)                    
Cost of revenue:                    
 Cost of products $31.9   28% $29.8   20%  (7%)
 Cost of services  24.3   66%  36.9   61%  52%
 Cost of other revenue  5.6   32%  4.6   30%  (18%)
 Amortization of purchased software  1.7   n/a   3.0   n/a   76%
   
       
         
Total cost of revenue
 $63.5   38% $74.3   33%  17%
   
       
         

There are four components of our cost of revenue: (1) cost of products, which includes the direct cost of manufacturing and shipping desktopour software products; (2) cost of services, which reflects direct costs associated with providing services, including data center costs relating to delivering Internet-based services; (3) cost of other revenue, which includes costs associated with providinggenerating advertising and marketing and online transactions;transactions revenue; and (4) amortization of purchased software, which represents the cost of depreciating products or services we obtained through acquisitions over their useful lives.

Cost of products as a percentage of product revenue was roughly flat at 11% and 16% for the third quarter anddecreased to 20% in the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2002, compared to 12% and 16% for2003 from 28% in the same periods inperiod of the prior year. This was primarily due to strong sales of our new higher-priced QuickBooks products, QuickBooks Premier, QuickBooks Point of Sale and QuickBooks Enterprise. These products have higher prices but essentially the same manufacturing costs as our lower-priced QuickBooks products, resulting in lower cost of revenue per unit. We loweredalso continued to improve the packaging design for certain products and streamline some of our manufacturing processes during the first quarter of fiscal 2003. This enabled us to reduce the per-unit materials, manufacturing and shipping costs for our shrink-wrap software products, resulting in significant cost savings. These savings were offset by increased costs associated with improvementsWe expect both of these factors to our product distribution function. Duringcontinue during the second quarterremainder of fiscal 2002, we established2003, resulting in about 2% lower cost of products as a new third-party retail distribution relationship for our shrink-wrap software products. This distribution relationship enables us to ship a larger percentage of our products directlyproduct revenue for the full fiscal year compared to our retailers and allows us to provide inventory to our retail customers on a more timely basis. By providing better service to our retailers, we are reducing product returns and related costs.fiscal 2002.

Cost of services as a percentage of services revenue decreased to 19% and 30% for the third quarter and61% in the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2002, compared to 24% and 40% for the same periods2003 from 66% in the prior year. These decreases werefirst quarter of fiscal 2002. This decrease was primarily attributable primarily to the growth in our Quicken Loans Division,Intuit Payroll Services Complete Payroll outsourced payroll business during the quarter. This service has lower unit costs than our Assisted Payroll offering, which experienced a significantly lower average cost per loan. The decline in average cost per loan reflected greater operational efficiencies, as well as an increase in total loan

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revenue being spread over a fixed cost base that increasedgrew only slightly. Our payroll and Web-based tax businesses, which experienced revenue growth over a relatively fixed cost base, also contributed to these decreases.modestly.

Cost of other revenue as a percentage of other revenue increaseddecreased to 47% and 40% for the third quarter and30% in the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2003 from 32% in the first quarter of fiscal 2002. In the first quarter of fiscal 2002, comparedwe moved a large number of servers that supported Quicken.com from an external hosting company to 46% and 36% for the same periods in the prior year. These increases were primarily due to increasedour own data center costs relatedand streamlined the infrastructure. This led to our Personal Finance Division’s online transaction businesses.decreased cost of other revenue as a percentage of other revenue for this business.

Amortization of purchased software decreasedincreased in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2003 compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2002 comparedas a result of additional amortization for purchased intangible assets relating to the thirdacquisitions we completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001 because of the impairments of purchased software assets related to our Internet-based advertising business and Site Solutions business that were recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2002. This resulted in a lower base of assets to be amortized in the third quarter of fiscal 2002. Amortization of purchased software decreased slightly in the first nine months of fiscal 2002 compared to the same period of fiscal 2001. This reflects an increase due to the impairment charges that were recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2002 which was more than offset by the lower third quarter fiscal 2002 amortization. See Note 4 of the financial statements.

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Operating Expenses

                                          
Operating Expenses Q3 % Total Net Q3 % Total Net Q3 % YTD % Total Net YTD % Total Net YTD %
  FY01 Revenue FY02 Revenue Change FY01 Revenue FY02 Revenue Change
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)                    
Customer service and technical support $37.5   9% $45.8   8%  22% $116.1   11% $137.9   10%  19%
Selling and marketing  68.5   16%  89.8   17%  31%  215.1   20%  256.7   20%  19%
Research and development  52.7   12%  52.9   10%  0%  155.2   15%  156.1   12%  1%
General and administrative  23.9   6%  29.3   5%  23%  77.6   7%  90.1   7%  16%
Charge for purchased research and development  0.2   0%     0%  (100)%  0.2   0%     0%  (100)%
Charge for vacant facilities     0%  13.2   2%        0%  13.2   1%   
Acquisition-related charges  122.6   29%  37.6   7%  (69)%  205.3   19%  140.7   11%  (31)%
Loss on impairment of long-lived asset     0%     0%        0%  27.0   2%   
   
   
   
   
       
   
   
   
     
 
Totals
 $305.4   72% $268.6   49%  (12)% $769.5   72% $821.7   63%  7%
   
   
   
   
       
   
   
   
     
                      
   Q1 % Total Net Q1 % Total Net Q1 %
   FY02 Revenue FY03 Revenue Change
   
 
 
 
 
(Dollars in millions)                    
Customer service and technical support $37.8   22% $41.8   19%  11%
Selling and marketing  60.0   36%  78.8   35%  31%
Research and development  48.9   29%  65.7   29%  34%
General and administrative  26.6   16%  40.2   18%  51%
   
   
   
   
     
 Subtotal  173.3   103%  226.5   101%  31%
Charge for purchased research and development     n/a   7.8   4%  n/a 
Acquisition-related charges  41.1   24%  9.5   4%  (77%)
Loss on impairment of long-lived asset  27.00   16%     n/a   n/a 
   
   
   
   
     
Total operating expenses
 $241.4   143% $243.8   109%  1%
   
   
   
   
     

Customer Service and Technical Support

Customer service and technical support expenses were 8% and 10%19% of total net revenue for the third quarter andin the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2002,2003, compared to 9% and 11%22% in the first quarter of total net revenue for the same periods of the prior year. During both fiscal 2002 comparison periods, we benefited from2002. We continued to improve our efficiency in providingfiscal 2003 by increasing the proportion of customer service and technical support we provide through less expensively throughexpensive methods such as Web sites, online chat, email and other electronic means. However, this benefit was partially offset by higher direct sales andWe benefited from the fiscal 2002 implementation of a number of successful process excellence initiatives that reduced costs while maintaining or increasing service levels. Since support costs in the third quarter and the first nine months of fiscal 2002 associated with converting the customers of Tax and Accounting Software Corporation (“TAASC”), a company thatare to some extent driven by unit sales, we acquired in April 2001,also began to our ProSeries and Lacerte professional tax products. We expect customer service and technicalexperience somewhat lower support expenses to decreasecosts as a percentage of total net revenue duringdue to the remainderaddition to the product mix of fiscal 2002 and in fiscal 2003 as TAASC conversion costs gradually decline and weour newer versions of QuickBooks that have higher average selling prices. However, these benefits were partially offset by increased demand for customer service due to the increasing complexity of our products. We expect to continue to benefit from lower cost, more scalable electronic customer service and technical support delivery mechanisms.mechanisms and from product mix in the remainder of fiscal 2003.

Selling and Marketing

Selling and marketing expenses were roughly flat as a percentage of revenue between the comparison periods, reflecting 17%representing 35% and 16%36% of total net revenue forin the thirdfirst quarters of fiscal 20022003 and 2001, and 20% of total net revenue for the first nine months of2002. In fiscal 2002 and 2001. The increase in absolute dollars between the third quarter comparison periods was attributable to several factors, including the expansion of our small business marketing programs related to our new QuickBooks products; incremental marketing expenses for our Construction Business Solutions products (which we acquired in November 2001); expansion of our consumer tax and Quicken Loans distribution channels; and our donation of $3.0 million to The Intuit Foundation, which will be used to benefit the community through contributions to selected non-profit organizations. Between the nine-month comparison periods,

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2003, selling and marketing expenses decreasedincreased as a percentage of total net revenue for our Quicken Loans and Payroll businesses duewe continued to significant revenue growth. However, these declines were substantially offset by the expansion ofexpand our small business marketing programs to support the Right for My Business strategy announced in September 2001,2001. Marketing expenses for our new QuickBooks products with advanced functionality increased 56% compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2002. Our new vertical business management businesses added approximately $6.0 million or 8% to total selling and marketing expenses in the first quarter of fiscal 2003. These increases were offset by a decrease in selling and marketing expenses as well as the other factors noted above.a percentage of total net revenue for our payroll business due to significant revenue growth in that segment. We expect selling and marketing expenses to increase as a percentage of total net revenue in the remainder of fiscal 2003 as we marketcontinue to expand marketing programs for our new QuickBooks products as well as for the other Right for My Business products and services we recently introduced and those we expect to introduce duringin the remainder of fiscal 2002. We also expect selling and marketing expenses for our Quicken Loans business to increase in order to maintain demand as mortgage interest rates increase.2003.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses were 10% and 12%29% of total net revenue forin the third quarter and the first nine months of fiscal 2002, compared to 12% and 15% of total net revenue for the same periods of the prior year. During the third quarter of fiscal 2003 and fiscal 2002 and increased 34% in absolute dollars in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 compared to fiscal 2002. During fiscal 2003, we increasedcontinued to increase research and development spending in some of our highest-growth businesses — small business, consumer tax and professional tax — by approximately 10% compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2001.accounting solutions. In particular, we continued to invest in new products that support our Right for My Business strategy, including new QuickBooks Premier products launched in the second quarter of fiscal 2002, the Intuit Developer Network, and other new products that we expect to introduce later in the fiscal year. At the same time, we significantly decreased or stopped spending in less strategic areas and discontinued businesses.consumer tax Right for Me strategies. We also benefited from improvements in our development process that resulted in higher quality and shorter development times for our new QuickBooks products. The net result was thatadded research and development expenses in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2002 were flat in absolute dollars and declined as a percentage of total net revenue compared to the same periods of the prior fiscal year.for our newly acquired vertical business management solutions. During the remainder of

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fiscal 2002,2003, we expect to continue to make significant investments in research and development, particularly in thefor new small business area.and vertical business management solutions products and services.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses were 5% and 7%18% of total net revenue for the third quarter andin the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2002,2003, compared to 6%16% in the first quarter of fiscal 2002. General and 7%administrative expenses increased in absolute dollars and as a percentage of total net revenue in first quarter of fiscal 2003 primarily due to acquisition integration costs and the addition of general and administrative expenses for the same periodscompanies we acquired in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002. Bad debt expense was also moderately higher in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 because we experienced unusually low levels of bad debt expense in fiscal 2002. We expect general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total net revenue to continue to exceed fiscal 2002 levels because of the prior year. We experienced decreases in bad debt charges for both fiscal 2002 comparison periods compared to the same periods a year ago, as we had greater accounts receivable write offs in fiscal 2001 due to the deteriorating financial condition of many Internet companies with whom we did business. These decreases were offset by increased insurance costs and costs associated with our acquisitions of OMware, Inc. in November 2001 and EmployeeMatters, Inc. in December 2000.

Charge for Vacant Facilities

During the quarter ended April 30, 2002, we concluded that we would not occupy two vacant leased buildings in Mountain View, California and that we would be unable to recover a substantial portion of our lease obligations from sublessors. As a result, we recorded a charge of $13.2 million. See Note 10 of the financial statements.foregoing factors.

Acquisition-Related Charges

Acquisition-relatedIn the first quarter of fiscal 2003, acquisition-related charges includewere $9.5 million, compared to $41.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2002. The decrease is primarily attributable to discontinuing goodwill amortization for acquisitions we made prior to July 1, 2001 in accordance with the adoption of SFAS 142. For the first quarter of fiscal 2002, acquisition-related charges included the amortization of goodwill, purchased intangible assets and deferred compensation expenses arising from acquisitions, and impairment charges relating to certain acquired assets. These costs decreased to $37.6 million and $140.7 million foracquisitions. Beginning with the third quarter and the first nine months of fiscal 2002, compared to $122.6 and $205.3 million for the same periods of the prior year. Acquisition-related charges for the first nine months of fiscal 2002 included impairment charges related to our Internet-based advertising business and our Site Solutions business that were recorded in the second quarter of fiscal 2002.2003, acquisition-related charges no longer included amortization of goodwill due to our implementation of this new FASB standard for accounting for goodwill acquired in a business combination. See Notes 1 and 43 of the financial statements. Acquisition-related charges in the first nine months of fiscal 2002 also reflected amortization of intangibles associated with the acquisitions of EmployeeMatters, Inc. in December 2000, TAASC in April 2001 and OMware, Inc. in November 2001. Acquisition-related charges for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2001 included impairment charges related to the disposition of our Quicken Bill Manager Business that totaled $77 million.

Amortization expense related to completed acquisitions will continue to have a negative impact on our operating results in future periods. If we complete additional acquisitions or if we are required to accelerate amortization or take impairment charges in the future, there would be an incremental negative impact on operating results. See Note 1 of the financial statements, “Recent Pronouncements,” and “Risks That Could Affect Future Results” in this Item 2.

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Loss on Impairment of Long-lived Asset

The fiscal 2002 loss on impairment of long-lived asset in the first nine months of fiscal 2002 related to the impairment of assetsthe asset we received in connection withfrom the salepurchaser of our Quicken Bill Manager business in May 2001. See Note 9 of the financial statements. We regularly perform reviews to determine if the carrying values of our long-lived assets are impaired. During the first quarter of fiscal 2002, events and circumstances indicated impairment of this asset. Based on our resulting analysis of the asset’s fair value, we recorded a charge of $27$27.0 million to reduce the carrying value of this asset to zero.its estimated fair value of zero, reflecting the deteriorating financial condition of the purchasing company.

Non-Operating Income and Expenses

Interest and Other Income and Expense, Net

For the third quarter andIn the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2002,2003, interest and other income and expense, net, decreased towas $8.3 million and $28.6 million, compared to $15.1$9.8 million and $47.7 million forin the same periods a year ago. These decreases werefirst quarter of fiscal 2002. The decrease was partially due to a sharpcontinuing decline in the interest we earned on our cash and short-term investment balances, reflecting significant decreases in market interest rates compared to the same quarter of the prior year. The decrease during those periods.fiscal 2003 was also a result of lower average cash and short-term investment balances due to the use of cash to fund our acquisitions and our stock repurchase program. See Notes 5 and 11 of the financial statements. Interest earned on customer payroll deposits is reported as revenue for our payroll business, and is not included in interest and other income.

Gains (Losses) on Marketable Securities and Other Investments, Net of Taxes

ForWe recorded a pre-tax net gain relating to marketable securities and other investments of $0.3 million in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2003 and a pre-tax net loss of $12.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2002. The fiscal 2002 net loss included charges of $7.2 million for declines during the quarter in the market prices of our trading securities and S-1 options and $3.3 million to write down certain long-term investments for which the decline in fair value below carrying value was other-than-temporary. We sold all of our trading securities in the first quarter of fiscal 2002.

Income Tax Benefit

In the first quarter of fiscal 2003, we recorded an income tax benefit of $25.8 million on a pre-tax loss from continuing operations of $86.1 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of approximately 30%. In the first quarter of fiscal 2002, we recorded a gain from marketable securities and other investments, netan income tax benefit of taxes, of $1.4 million, compared to a loss of $11.5 million in the same period in the prior year. In the first nine months of fiscal 2002, we recorded a loss of $9.3 million, compared to a loss of $87.3 million for the same period a year ago. See Note 3 of the financial statements. The $9.3 million loss in the first nine months of fiscal 2002 included, among other things, a $7.2 million loss attributable to declines during the period in the market prices of Excite@Home, 724 Solutions and our S1 options, and a loss of $3.3 million for other-than-temporary declines in value relating to certain long-term investments recorded at cost. We considered our shares of Excite@Home and 724 Solutions common stock as trading securities. As a result, market fluctuations were reflected in our consolidated statement of operations for the period. However, we sold all of our remaining shares of these securities, as well as our S1 options, during the first quarter of fiscal 2002. As of April 30, 2002, we continued to hold marketable securities and long-term investments in privately held companies carried at approximately $62$36.3 million on our balance sheet, down from approximately $109 million as of July 31, 2001 due to sales and write-downs. We review the values of our investments each quarter and make adjustments as appropriate. If the value of these remaining securities continues to decline significantly in the future, it would have a negative impact on our financial results.

Gain on Divestiture

In March 2002, we paid $12.0 million to terminate a $20.3 million obligation for an interactive services agreement related to our Quicken Bill Manager business, which we sold in May 2001. We wrote off the $27 million asset acquired in connection with that sale in the first quarter of fiscal 2002 (see Note 9 of the financial statements). In connection with the termination of the interactive services agreement, we recorded a pre-tax gainloss from continuing operations of $8.3 million. See Note 11 of the financial statements. In the second quarter of fiscal 2001, we recorded a pre-tax gain on divestiture of $1.6 million that related to the sale of our Quicken Insurance business.

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Income Taxes

For the third quarter and the first nine months of fiscal 2002, we recorded income tax provisions of $67.9 million and $50.9 million on pretax income of $212.4 million and $222.8$138.4 million, resulting in an effective tax ratesrate of 32% and 23%approximately 26.2%. This compares to income tax provisions of $55.3 million and $38.6 million on pretax income of $41.4 million and $3.3 million for the same periods of the prior year. Our effective tax rate for the first nine monthsquarters of fiscal 2002 differsand 2003 differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the tax benefit related to a divestiture that became available duringeffect of the second quarteritems in the table below.
          
   Three Months Ended
   
   October 31, October 31,
   2001 2002
   
 
Statutory federal income tax rate  35.0%  35.0%
 State income tax, net of federal benefit  1.7%  1.2%
 Federal research and experimental credits  1.4%  2.9%
 Non-deductible merger-related charges  (6.6%)  (9.1%)
 Tax exempt interest  1.7%  1.4%
 Tax benefit related to divestiture  (4.0%)   
 Other, net  (3.0%)  (1.4%)
   
   
 
Effective income tax rate  26.2%  30.0%
   
   
 

As of fiscal 2002. Our effective tax rates for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2001 differ from the federal statutory rate primarily due to impairment losses which did not create a tax benefit. At April 30,October 31, 2002, and July 31, 2001, we had net deferred tax assets of $238.4 million, which included a valuation allowance of $11.4$9.3 million for tax assets ofnet operating loss carryforwards relating to our globalinternational subsidiaries based onand certain state capital loss carryforwards. The allowance reflects management’s assessment that we may not receive the benefit of certain loss carryforwards.carryforwards of our international subsidiaries and capital loss carryforwards in certain state jurisdictions. While we believe our current valuation allowance is sufficient, it may be necessary to increase this amount if it becomes more likely that we will not realize a greater portion of the net deferred tax assets. We assess the need for an adjustment to the valuation allowance on a quarterly basis.

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting For Derivatives, NetDiscontinued Operations

ForOn July 31, 2002, we sold our Quicken Loans mortgage business segment and accounted for the sale as discontinued operations. In accordance with APB Opinion No. 30, the operating results of Quicken Loans have been segregated from continuing operations in our statement of operations for all periods prior to the sale, including the first quarter endedof fiscal 2002. In October 31, 2000,2002, we recordedsold our residual equity interest in the purchasing company and recognized a cumulative gain of $14.3$5.6 million, net of income taxes, as a result of a change in accounting principles that recognizedon the cumulative effect of the fair value of our S1 options as of August 1, 2000.transaction. See Note 36 of the financial statements. Subsequent fluctuations in the fair value of these options were included in our net income or net loss.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At April 30,October 31, 2002, our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $1,751.9$831.2 million, a $182.5$419.2 million increasedecrease from July 31, 2001.2002. The decrease was primarily due to our use of cash for our stock repurchase program and for an acquisition.

We generated $336.8used $55.2 million in cash fromin our operations during the nine monthsquarter ended April 30,October 31, 2002. The primary components of cash provided byused in operations were a net incomeloss from continuing operations of $171.9$60.2 million andthat was partially offset by adjustments made for non-cash expenses, including depreciation charges of $18.5 million and acquisition-related charges and deferred compensationamortization of $153.3 million, depreciation chargespurchased software of $50.6 million and an impairment loss on a long-lived asset of $27.0$12.4 million. Other accrued liabilities also increased $83.2 million due to the seasonality of our business. These were partially offset by an increase of $156.3 million in mortgage loans as a result of increased loan volumes for the Quicken Loans division and an increase of $94.3 million in customer deposits and accounts receivable, also due to the seasonality of our business.

Investing activities used $228.5We generated $88.6 million in cash from investing activities during the first quarter of fiscal 2003. Our primary use of cash for investing activities was for the nine months ended April 30, 2002.acquisition of Blue Ocean Software, Inc., which totaled $171.7 million net of cash we acquired. We receivedgenerated cash from short-term investments of $290.4 million during the quarter, with proceeds of $1,905.8$569.7 million from the sale upon maturity and sale of certain short-term investments which were more thanpartially offset by purchasesreinvestments of short-term investments of $2,085.1$279.3 million. As a result of our continued investment in information systems and infrastructure, we also purchased property and equipment of $48.2 million during the period.$27.7 million.

We used $104.2$257.1 million in cash for our financing activities forin the nine months ended April 30, 2002.first quarter of fiscal 2003. The primary component of cash used in financing activities was $149.3$300.3 million for the repurchase of treasury stock through our stock repurchase program. See Note 1711 of the financial statements. This was partially offset by proceeds of $72.6$43.3 million we received from the issuance of common stock under employee stock plans.

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In the normal course of business, we enter into leases for new or expanded facilities in both domestic and global locations. We also evaluate, on an ongoing basis, the merits of acquiring technology or businesses, or establishing strategic relationships with and investing in other companies. We may decide to use cash and cash equivalents to fund such activities in the future.

In May 2001, ourIntuit’s Board of Directors authorized a stockthe company to repurchase program covering up to $500$500.0 million of common stock over a three-year period. AsIn July 2002, our Board of April 30,Directors increased the authorized purchase amount by $250.0 million to a total of $750.0 million. The stock repurchase program is intended to help offset some of the dilution resulting from the issuance of shares under Intuit’s employee stock plans. From inception of the program through October 31, 2002, we had repurchased a total of $157.6$627.3 million of common stock sincestock.

In connection with the inceptionsale of our Quicken Loans mortgage business in July 2002, we agreed to continue providing to the purchasing company an interest-bearing line of credit of up to $375.0 million to fund mortgage loans for a transition period of up to six months. The line is secured by the related mortgage loans and had an outstanding balance of $180.1 million at October 31, 2002. The line expires on January 31, 2003. See Note 6 of the program.financial statements.

Loans to executive officers and other employees totaled $21.3 million at July 31, 2002 and $20.6 million at October 31, 2002. Loans to executive officers are primarily relocation loans and none of these were made or modified since July 30, 2002. We do not intend to make or modify executive loans in the future. Loans are generally interest-bearing, secured by real property and have maturity dates of up to 10 years. See Note 13 of the financial statements.

We believe that our cash, and cash equivalents and short-term investments will be sufficient to meet anticipated seasonal working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months.

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The following table summarizes our contractual obligations to make future payments at April 30,October 31, 2002:

                      
   Payments Due by Period
   
   Less than 1 1-3 4-5 After 5    
   year years years years Total
(In millions) 
 
 
 
 
Contractual Obligations
                    
Short-term notes payable $17.5  $  $  $  $17.5 
Long-term debt     4.3   2.8   4.1   11.2 
Operating leases  30.5   52.7   45.0   40.7   168.9 
Other obligations  25.2            25.2 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Total contractual cash obligations $73.2  $57.0  $47.8  $44.8  $222.8 
   
   
   
   
   
 
                      
   Payments Due by Period
   
(In millions) Less than 1 1-3 4-5 After 5    
Contractual Obligations year years years years Total

 
 
 
 
 
Restricted cash $13.1  $  $  $  $13.1 
Short-term notes payable  18.0            18.0 
Long-term debt     8.6   2.4   3.4   14.4 
Operating leases  32.0   43.2   31.7   20.9   127.8 
Other obligations  24.5            24.5 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Total contractual cash obligations $87.6  $51.8  $34.1  $24.3  $197.8 
   
   
   
   
   
 

Restricted cash at October 31, 2002 included $5.8 million that we held in escrow in connection with our fiscal 2002 acquisition of CBS Employer Services, Inc. The following table summarizesescrow period expires in June 2003. Restricted cash at October 31, 2002 also included $7.3 million for product rebates due our commercial commitmentscustomers.

Other obligations at April 30, 2002:

                      
   Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period
   
   Less than 1 1-3 4-5 After 5    
   year years years years Total
(In millions) 
 
 
 
 
Other Commercial Commitments
                    
Line of credit $  $  $  $  $ 
Loan commitments  624.1            624.1 
Future sale commitments  200.9            200.9 
   
   
   
   
   
 
 Total commercial commitments $825.0  $  $  $  $825.0 
   
   
   
   
   
 
October 31, 2002 consisted of amounts we owe to former stockholders of CBS Employer Services, Inc. in connection with our acquisition of that company in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002. This contractual obligation is included in other current liabilities on our balance sheet. See Note 9.

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Reserves for Returns and Rebates

Activity in our reserves for product returns and exchanges and for rebates during the nine months ended April 30, 2002first quarter of fiscal 2003 and comparative balances at April 30,October 31, 2001 were as follows:

                     
  Balance Additions     Balance Balance
  July 31, Charged to Returns/ April 30, April 30,
  2001 Expense Redemptions 2002 2001
(In thousands) 
 
 
 
 
Reserve for returns and exchanges $31,510  $88,451  $(63,888) $56,073  $68,654 
Rebates  10,130   92,155   (72,256)  30,029   30,340 
                     
  Balance Additions     Balance Balance
  July 31, Charged to Returns/ October 31, October 31,
  2002 Expense Redemptions 2002 2001
  
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)                    
Reserve for product returns $35,603  $19,236  $(14,422) $40,417  $31,806 
Reserve for rebates  8,201   15,512   (14,869)  8,844   9,373 

Reserves for product returns and exchanges were lower as of April 30,higher at October 31, 2002 compared to April 30,October 31, 2001 despite fiscal 2002because of revenue growth due to improved distributor and retail channel inventory managementthe increased complexity of new QuickBooks products such as QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions, which we reserve at a higher rate than our QuickBooks Basic and to channel mix shifts in QuickBooks sales from retail to direct. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Cost of Revenue.”Pro products.

Recent Pronouncements

On June 29, 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 141, 142,Business Combinations,” and SFAS 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible AssetsAssets.”.”

SFAS 141 supersedes APB Opinion No. 16, “Business Combinations,” and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for business combinations, thus requiring that all business combinations be accounted for using the purchase method. The requirements of SFAS 141 apply to all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001.

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SFAS 142 supercedes APB Opinion No. 17,Intangible Assets, and provides that goodwill and other intangible assets that have an indefinite useful life will no longer be amortized. However, these assets must be reviewed for impairment at least annually or more frequently if an event occurs indicating the potential for impairment. SFAS 142The shift from an amortization approach to an impairment approach applies to all business combinationsacquisitions completed after June 30, 2001. For business combinations completed before July 1, 2001, we will adopt SFAS 142 effective August 1, 2002. We are currently evaluatingadopted the impactremaining elements of SFAS 142 on our financial position and statement of operations. We expect the adoption of SFAS 142 to reduce our ongoing quarterly amortization of goodwill expense significantly, commencing withthis new standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.2003 and therefore ceased amortizing goodwill for acquisitions made prior to July 1, 2001. However, it is possible that in the future we wouldmay incur less frequent, but larger, impairment charges related to the goodwill already recorded as well asand to goodwill arising out of future acquisitions asacquisitions. In addition, we will continue to expandamortize our business.purchased intangible assets and to assess those assets for impairment as appropriate.

As of the date of adoption of SFAS 142 on August 1, 2002, we had an unamortized acquired intangible assets balance of $123.6 million and an unamortized goodwill balance of $430.8 million. These balances reflect the transfer of $1.9 million in assembled workforce from intangible assets to goodwill in accordance with SFAS 142. In connection with the transitional goodwill impairment evaluation provisions under SFAS 142, we performed a goodwill impairment review as of August 1, 2002 and found no impairment.

In October 2001, the FASB issued SFAS 144,“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,”which applies to financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. SFAS 144 supersedessupercedes FASB Statement 121,“Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of,”and portions of APB Opinion No. 30,“Reporting the Results of Operations.”SFAS 144 provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets we expect to dispose of and significantly changes the criteria for classifying an asset as held-for-sale. This classification is important because held-for-sale assets are not depreciated and are stated at the lower of fair value or carrying amount. SFAS 144 also requires expected future operating losses from discontinued operations to be displayed in the period(s) in which the losses are actually incurred, rather than when the amount of the loss is estimated, as presentlywas previously required. We will adoptadopted SFAS 144 effective August 1, 2002 and dothere was no impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In July 2002, the FASB issued SFAS 146,“Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities.”This statement revises the accounting for activities relating to exiting or disposing of businesses or assets under EITF Issue No. 94-3,“Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity.”A formal commitment to a plan to exit an activity or dispose of long-lived assets will no longer be sufficient to record a one-time charge for most exit and disposal costs. Instead, companies will record exit or disposal costs when they are incurred and can be measured at fair value, and will subsequently adjust the recorded liability for changes in estimated cash flows. The provisions of SFAS 146 are effective prospectively for exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. Companies may not expectrestate previously issued financial statements for the effect of the provisions of SFAS 146, and liabilities that a company previously recorded under EITF Issue No. 94-3 are not affected. We will assess the impact of adoption of SFAS 144 to have a material impact146 based on our consolidated financial statements.the nature of any exit or disposal activities that are ongoing at that time.

In November 2001, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) released Issue No. 01-09, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer or a Reseller of the Vendor’s Product,” which applies to annual or interim financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2001. The release provides that cash consideration (including sales incentives) that we give to our customers or resellers should be accounted for as a reduction of revenue unless we receive a benefit that is identifiable and that can be reasonably estimated. We adopted this new release prospectively to transactions beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2002. The adoption of EITF Issue No. 01-09 did not have a material impact on our total net revenue.-39-


Risks That Could Affect Future Results

The factors discussed below are cautionary statements that identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q.Report. Our fiscal 20012002 Form 10-K and other SEC filings contain additional details about these risks, as well as other risks that could affect future results.

Company-Wide Risk Factors

Our revenue and earnings are highly seasonal, which causesseasonal. Seasonality and other factors cause significant quarterly and annual fluctuations in our revenue and net income.Several of our businesses are highly seasonal — particularly our tax business,businesses, but also small business and personal finance to a lesser extent. This causes significant quarterly fluctuations in our financial results. Revenue and operating results are usually strongest during the second and third fiscal quarters ending January 31 and April 30. We typically experience lower revenues, and often significant operating losses, in the first and fourth quarters ending October 31 and July 31. Our financial results can also fluctuate from quarter to quarter and year to year due to a variety of factors, including changes in product release dates, and the timing of acquisitions, dispositions, goodwill and intangible assets impairment charges and gains and losses related to marketable securities.

Fluctuations in interest rates can cause significant quarterly and annual fluctuations in our net income and asset values.Recent declines in interest rates have resulted in a significant decline in the interest income we earned on our investment portfolio during recent reporting periods, which has had a negative impact on our net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share. Declining interest rates can also reduce the value of our interest rate sensitive assets, such as certain assets that relate to our payroll business.

Our recent acquisitions have presented business integration challenges and we may not fully realize the intended benefits of these acquisitions.During the past few years, we have completed numerous acquisitions. These acquisitions have expanded our product and service offerings, personnel and geographic locations. Integrating and organizing acquired businesses creates challenges for our operational, financial and management information systems, as well as for our product development processes. This can put a strain on our resources and be expensive and time consuming. If we do not adequately address issues presented by growth through acquisitions, we may not fully realize the intended benefits (including financial benefits) of these acquisitions.

Our acquisition strategy entails a number of challenges that could limit our successful implementation of the strategy.A key component of our Right for My Business strategy is to continue to expand our product and service offerings, and we expect that a significant portion of this expansion will result from acquisitions. We could face the following risks relating to our strategy and future acquisitions, in addition to the integration challenges noted above:

Increased competition for acquisition opportunities could inhibit our ability to complete suitable acquisitions, and could also increase the price we would have to pay to complete acquisitions.
If we are unable to complete acquisitions successfully, we may not be able to develop and market products for new industries or applications with which we may not be familiar.
Future acquisitions may require us to issue shares of our stock and stock options to owners of the acquired businesses, which would result in dilution to the equity interests of our stockholders.
Despite our due diligence reviews, acquired businesses may bring with them unanticipated liabilities, business or legal risks or operating costs that could harm our results of operations or business, reduce or eliminate any benefits of the acquisition or require unanticipated expenses.
If we fail to retain the services of key employees of acquired companies for significant time periods after the acquisition of their companies, we may experience difficulty in managing the acquired company’s business and not realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition.

Acquisition-related costs can cause significant fluctuation in our net income.Our recent acquisitions have resulted in significant expenses, including amortization of purchased software (which is reflected in cost of revenue), as well as charges for in-process research and development, and amortization and impairment of goodwill, purchased

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intangibles and deferred compensation (which are reflected in operating expenses). Total acquisition-related costs in the categories identified above were $100.7 million in fiscal 1999, $168.1 million in fiscal 2000, $263.4 million in fiscal 2001, (including charges of $78.7$196.2 million to write down the long-lived intangible assets related to three acquisitions), $37.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2002 and $140.7$20.2 million in the first nine monthsquarter of fiscal 2002.2003. We expect total acquisition-related costs for fiscal 2003 to be $63.7 million, assuming no additional acquisitions or impairment charges. Additional acquisitions, and any additional impairment of the value of purchased assets, could have a significant negative impact on our future operating results.

Gains and losses related to marketable securities and other investments can cause significant fluctuations in our net income.Our investment activities have had a significant impact on our net income. We recorded pre-tax net gains from marketable securities and other investments of $579.2 million in fiscal 1999 and $481.1 million in fiscal 2000 and pre-tax net losses of $98.1 million in fiscal 2001. We recorded a pre-tax gain of $1.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2002 and a pre-tax loss of $9.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2002. Any additional significant long-term declines in value of these securities could reduce our net income in future periods.

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Recent changes to Financial Accounting Standards Board guidelines relating to accounting for goodwill could make our acquisition-related charges less predictable in any given reporting period.TheUnder the new FASB recently adopted a new standard for accounting for goodwill, acquired in a business combination. It continueswe must continue to require recognition ofrecognize goodwill as an asset but doeswill not permit amortization ofamortize goodwill as previously required. Under the new statement,Instead, we must separately test goodwill is separately tested for impairment using a fair-value-based approach at least annually and also when an event occurs indicating the potential for impairment. TheAs a result of this shift, from an amortization approach to an impairment approach applies to all acquisitions completed after June 30, 2001. When we adopt the new standard, whichare no longer recording charges for goodwill amortization. However, we expect will be in the first quarter of fiscal 2003, it will also apply to previously recorded goodwill and our goodwill amortization charges will cease as a result. However, it is possible that in the future, we wouldmay incur less frequent, but larger, impairment charges related to the goodwill already recorded and to goodwill arising out of future acquisitions as we continue to expand our business. As of October 31, 2002, we had an unamortized goodwill balance of approximately $581.4 million, which could be subject to impairment charges in the future.

Our acquisitions can result in business integration challenges.Our recent acquisitions have expanded our product and service offerings, personnel and geographic locations. A key component of our “Right for My Business” strategy is to continue to expand our product and service offerings in the small business accounting and management segment, and we expect that a significant portion of this expansion will result from acquisitions. Integrating and organizing acquired businesses creates challenges for our operational, financial and management information systems, as well as for our product development processes. If we doare required to account for options under our employee stock plans as a compensation expense, it would significantly reduce our net income and earnings per share.There has been increasing public debate about the proper accounting treatment for employee stock options. Although we are not adequately address issues presented by growth through acquisitions, we may not fully realizecurrently required to record any compensation expense in connection with option grants that have an exercise price at or above fair market value, it is possible that future laws or regulations will require us to treat all stock options as a compensation expense. Note 11 of the intended benefits (including financial benefits) of these acquisitions.statements shows the impact that such a change in accounting treatment would have had on our net loss and net loss per share if it had been in effect during the reporting periods shown and if the compensation expense were calculated as described in Note 11.

A general decline in economic conditions could lead to reduced demand for our products and services.The recentcontinuing downturn in general economic conditions has led to reduced demand for a variety of goods and services, including manysoftware and other technology products, and we believe the economic decline was partially responsible for slower than expected growth in our Small Business Division during fiscal 2001 and the first half of fiscal 2002. Although we experienced solid revenue growth in most of our businesses during the third quarter of fiscal 2002, the future economic environment remains uncertain.products. If conditions decline, or fail to improve, in geographic areas that are significant to us, such as the United States Canada and Japan,Canada, we could see a significant decrease in the overall demand for our products and services that could harm our operating results.

We face competitive pressures in all of our businesses, particularly our consumer tax preparation software business, which can have a negative impact on our revenue, profitability and market position.There are formidable current and potential competitors in the private sector. For example, our primary competitor in the consumer tax preparation market offered its products during part of this tax year at a price of $0 after a rebate. We also face potential competition from publicly funded government entities seeking to competitively enter private markets in the United States for consumer electronic financial services. If federal and/or state governmental agencies are ultimately successful in their efforts to provide tax preparation and filing services to consumers, it could have a significant negative impact on our financial results in future years. We expect competition to remain intense during the remainder of fiscal 2002 and beyond.

If we fail to maintain reliable and responsive service levels for our electronic tax offerings, we could lose revenue and customers.Our online tax preparation and electronic tax filing services face significant challenges in maintaining high service levels, particularly during peak volume service times. For example, we experienced relatively brief unscheduled interruptions in our electronic filing/and or tax preparation services during fiscal 2000 and 2001, and we reached maximum capacity for a short period on April 15, 2002. We do not believe any prior service outages had a material financial impact, prevented a significant number of customers from completingcontinue to successfully develop new products and filing their returnsservices in a timely manner, or posedour future financial results will suffer.We believe that it is necessary to continually develop new products and services and to improve existing products and services to remain competitive in the markets we serve. Failure to do so may give competitors opportunities to improve their competitive position at our expense and result in declines in our revenue and earnings. However, developing and improving our products and services is a complex process involving several risks, including challenges in hiring and retaining highly qualified employees, the risk of delays in product and service launches and the risk of defects that customer datahinder performance.

The expansion of our product and service offerings through internal growth and through recent and anticipated acquisitions creates risks due to the increasing complexity and decreasing predictability of our revenue streams.Our expanding range of products and services generates more varied revenue streams than our traditional desktop software businesses. The accounting policies that apply to these revenue streams are more complex than those that apply to our existing products and services. We expect this trend to continue with future acquisitions. For example, as we begin to offer additional features and options as part of multiple-element sales arrangements, we could be required to defer a higher percentage of our product revenue at the time of sale than we do for current products, which would decrease revenue at the time products are shipped, but result in more revenue in fiscal periods after shipment. In addition, some of our acquired businesses offer higher priced business management software products and services. Revenue attributable to these higher priced products and services tends to be lost or corrupted. However, we did experience negative publicityless predictable than revenue from our traditional desktop products, due to longer sales and implementation cycles. These businesses also tend to rely on a relatively small number of large orders for a substantial portion of their revenue in some instances. a particular quarter, which could cause our quarterly revenue from these businesses to fluctuate.

The exact levelexpansion of demand for Quicken TurboTax forour product and service offerings creates risks due to the Weboperational infrastructure required to support our expanded portfolio of products and electronic filing is impossible to predict,services.Many of our newer businesses depend on a different operational infrastructure than our desktop software businesses, and we could experience adverse financialmust continually develop, expand and public relations consequences if these services are unavailable in the future for an extended period of time, or late in the tax season, due to technical difficulties or other reasons.

It is unlikely that the revenuemodify our internal systems and profit growth rates experienced by our Quicken Loans Division during the past two years will be sustainable long-term, either on a year-over-year basis or on a sequential quarter basis.Mortgage interest rate increases, the impact of the economic climate on the housing marketprocedures - including call center, customer management, order management, billing and other factors could result in significantly lower revenue and profit growth for our mortgage business. Increases in mortgage interest rates and other interest rates adversely affected our mortgage business during fiscal 2000, contributingsystems — to a significant revenue decline from fiscal 1999 to fiscal 2000. Conversely, declines in mortgage interest rates duringsupport these businesses.

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fiscal 2001 and the first nine months of fiscal 2002 had a positive impact on revenue. If mortgage rates rise again, this could negatively impact the volume of applications and closed loans, particularly our most mortgage-rate sensitive products such as conventional refinancing loans. Fluctuations in non-mortgage rates also create risks with respect to the loans on our balance sheet and impact our cost of funds to provide loans. In addition, our ability to successfully streamline the online application, approval, and closing process will have a significant impact on our ability to attract customers to our mortgage service, and on our ability to continue increasing the percentage of our mortgage revenue generated through the online channel compared to branch offices. We must also maintain relationships with certain banks and other third parties who we rely on to provide access to capital, and later, purchase and service the loans. If we are unable to maintain key relationships, or if the terms of key relationships change to be less favorable to Intuit, it could have a negative impact on our mortgage business and on Intuit’s financial results.

It is unlikely that the revenue and profit growth rates experienced by our Payroll businesses during the past two years will be sustainable long-term, either on a year-over-year basis or on a sequential- quarter basis.We had strong revenue and profit growth during fiscal 2001, especially during the second half of the year, due to significant price increases, a shift toward a mix of higher-priced products and a large number of new payroll customers as a result of tax law changes for 2000. In the first quarter of fiscal 2002, we again increased prices. We do not expect that future price increases will contribute as significantly to revenue growth as they have in the recent past.

It is too early to provide any assurance that our “Right for My Business” strategy will generate substantial and sustained revenue growth in the small business accounting and business management segments.Sales to both existing customers and new customers of our QuickBooks desktop products during fiscal 2001 and early in fiscal 2002 were lower than expected. We cannot rely solely on this source of revenue to provide sustainable future growth for our Small Business Division. In September 2001, we announced our “Right for My Business” strategy to better address the broader small business management opportunities beyond accounting for companies with fewer than 25 employees. However, it is too early to provide any assurance that this strategy will generate substantial and sustained revenue growth in the small business accounting and management segments. To the extent that growth will result from acquisitions, we will face business integration challenges. See “Risks That Could Affect Future Results — Our acquisitions can result in business integration challenges” above.

Despite our efforts to adequately staff and equip our customer service and technical support operations, we cannot always respond promptly to customer requests for assistance.We occasionally experience customer service and support problems, including longer than expected “hold” times when our staffing is inadequate to handle higher than anticipated call volume, and a large number of inquiries from customers checking on the status of product orders when the timing of shipments fails to meet customer expectations. Thisvolume. These situations can adversely affect customer relationships and our financial performance. In order to improve our customer service and technical support, we must continue to focus on eliminating underlying causes of service and support calls through product improvements, and better order fulfillment processes and on more robust self-help tools. We must also improve our ability to accurately anticipatinganticipate demand for customer service and technical support.

We face risks relating to customer privacy and security and increasing regulation, which could hinder the growth of our businesses.Despite our efforts to address customer concerns about privacy and security, these issues still pose a significant risk, and we have experienced lawsuits and negative publicity relating to privacy issues. A major breach of customer privacy or security by Intuit, or even by another company, could have serious consequences for our businesses, including reduced customer interest and/or additional regulation by federal or state agencies. In addition, we have incurred significant expenses to comply with mandatory privacy and security standards and protocols. Additional similar federal and state laws, and/or laws that govern telemarketing activity, may be passed in the future, and the cost of complying with additional legislation could have a negative impact on our operating results.

We face several risks relating to our retail distribution channel.We face ongoing challenges in negotiating favorable terms (including financial terms) with retailers, due in part to the recent trend of declining importance of software as a retail category. In addition, any termination or significant disruption of our relationship with any of our major resellers could result in a decline in our net revenue. Also, any financial difficulties of our retailers could have an adverse effect on our operating expenses if uncollectible amounts from them exceed the bad debt reserves we have established.

If we are unable to significantly increase accountant-facilitated sales, it could have a negative impact on revenue growth. We are currently focused on working with accounting professionals in order to expand our opportunities to sell small business products and services to their clients. This strategy is important for our Professional Accounting Solutions, QuickBooks and Other Small Business Products and Services businesses. We face intense competition in this effort, as there are an increasing number of alliances between accountants and other professional tax preparers and providers of small business software and services that aim to capitalize on accountant-facilitated sales of small business products and services to their clients.

We rely on two third-party vendors to handle substantially all outsourced aspects of manufacturing and distribution for our primary retail desktop software product launches and to replenish product in the retail channel after the primary launch.products.To manufacture and distribute our primary retail products at the time of product launches and to replenish products in the retail channel after the primary launch, we have an exclusive manufacturing relationshiprelationships with Modus Media and an exclusiveSony, and a distribution arrangement with Ingram Micro Logistics. While we believe that relying on only twothree outsourcers for product launches and replenishment improves the efficiency and reliability of these activities, relying on any vendor for a significant aspect of our business can have severe negative consequences if the vendor fails to perform at acceptable service levels for any reason.

We rely on one third-party vendorreason, including but not limited to handle all outsourced aspectsfinancial difficulties of our financial supplies business.We have an exclusive contract with John H. Harland Company to print and fulfill supplies orders for all of our checks and most other products for our financial supplies business. Harland fulfilled orders for about 75% to 80% of our supplies revenue in fiscal 2000 and 2001, and more than 80% of our supplies revenue for both the third quarter and the first nine months of fiscal 2002. We believe that relying on one supplies vendor improves customer service and maximizes operational efficiencies for our supplies business. However, if there are significant problems with Harland’s performance, it could have a material negative impact on sales of supplies and on Intuit’s business as a whole.vendor.

We face risks relating to customer privacy and security and increasing regulation, which could hinder the growth of our businesses.Despite our efforts to address customer concerns about privacy and security, these issues still pose a

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significant risk, and we have experienced lawsuits and negative publicity relating to privacy issues. For example, during fiscal 2000 and fiscal 2001, there were press articles criticizing our privacy and security practices as they relate to the connectivity of our desktop software to our Web sites. We have faced lawsuits and negative press alleging that we improperly shared information about customers with third-party “ad servers” for our Web sites. A major breach of customer privacy or security by Intuit, or even by another company, could have serious consequences for our businesses, including reduced customer interest and/or additional regulation by federal or state agencies. In addition, the federal government has developed mandatory privacy and security standards and protocols, and we have incurred significant expenses to comply with these requirements. Additional similar federal and state laws may be passed in the future, and the cost of complying with additional legislation could have a negative impact on our operating results. If Internet use does not grow as a result of privacy or security concerns, increasing regulation or for other reasons, the growth of our Internet-based businesses would be hindered.

Actual product returns may exceed returns reserves, particularly for our consumer tax preparation software.We ship more desktop software products to our distributors and retailers than we expect them to sell, in order to reduce the risk that distributors or retailers will run out of products. This is particularly true for our consumer tax products, which have a short selling season. Like most software companies, we have a liberal product return policy and we have historically accepted significant product returns. We establish reserves for product returns in our financial statements, based on estimated future returns of products. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies — Net Revenue — Return and Rebate Reserves.” We closely monitor levels of product sales and inventory in the retail channel in an effort to maintain reserves that are adequate to cover expected returns. In the past, returns have not generally exceeded these reserves. However, if we do experience actual returns that significantly exceed reserves, it would result in lower net revenue. See “Critical Accounting Policies — Net Revenue — Return

Legal protection for our intellectual property is not always effective to prevent unauthorized use or copying.Current U.S. laws that prohibit copying give us only limited practical protection from software “pirates,” and Rebate Reserves” at the beginninglaws of this Item 2.many other countries provide very little protection. Policing unauthorized use of our products is difficult, expensive and time-consuming. Although we have begun to incorporate product activation technology in some of our tax preparation products in order to reduce unauthorized sharing of the products, we expect that software piracy will continue to be a persistent problem for our desktop software products. In addition, the Internet may tend to

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increase, and provide new methods for, illegal copying of the technology used in our desktop and Internet-based products and services. We also face risks relating to our licensing of our intellectual property to third parties. In connection with our sale of our Quicken Loans mortgage business, we licensed the use of the Quicken Loans and Quicken Mortgage trademarks to the purchaser. If the purchaser violates the terms of the trademark license, it could result in serious and irreparable harm to Intuit’s reputation and the value of our Quicken-related brands.

Our ability to conduct business could be impacted by a variety of factors, such as electrical power interruptions, earthquakes, fires, terrorist activities and other similar eventsevents.. Our business operations depend on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of a large number of computer and communications hardware and software systems. These systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption from electrical power interruptions, telecommunication failures, earthquakes, fires, floods, terrorist activities and their aftermath, and other similar events. Other unpredictable events could also impact our ability to continue our business operations. For our Internet-based services, system failures of our internal server operations or those of various third-party service providers could result in interruption in our services to our customers. Any significant interruptions in our ability to conduct our business operations could reduce our revenue and operating income. Our business interruption insurance may not adequately compensate us for the impact of interruptions to our business operations.

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It is too early to provide assurance that our Right for My Business strategy will generate substantial and sustained revenue growth in the small business accounting and business management segments.A key component of our Right for My Business strategy is to continue to expand our small business accounting and management products and services, through internal growth and from acquisitions. To meet our growth goals, we must generate revenue from a wider range of market and customer segments as well as from new products and services. There are a number of risks associated with the strategy, including the following:

Our strategy depends on our successfully completing acquisitions and integrating acquired companies, which presents a number of challenges as described above under “Company-Wide Risk Factors.”
Our strategy is resulting in a dramatic increase in the number and complexity of the products and services that we offer. This is placing greater demands on our research and development, marketing and sales resources, as we must develop, market and sell both the new products and services as well as periodic enhancements to an expanding portfolio of products and services. This will also require us to continually develop, expand and modify our internal business operations systems and procedures to support new businesses, including our customer service and technical support call centers, and our customer management, order management, billing and other systems.
Many of the new products and services we are and will be offering are much more complex than our traditional core desktop software products and are being priced accordingly. They will therefore require a more consultative sales process, and a higher level of post-sales support. If we are not able to effectively adapt our marketing, sales, distribution and customer support functions to accommodate these changes, we will not succeed in generating significant or sustained revenue from these new businesses.

We face a wide range of competitive risks that could impact our financial results.In the small business arena, we face current competition from competitors’ desktop software, as well as from other Web-based small business services products. Many competitors and potential competitors have begun providing, or have expressed significant interest in providing, accounting and business management products and services to small businesses. As we implement our Right for My Business strategy we face increased competitive threats from larger companies in bigger markets than we have historically faced.

Revenue growth for our vertical business management solutions may be hindered by a variety of factors, which could have a negative impact on overall company growth.Revenue growth for our vertical business management solutions is subject to numerous risks, including the negative impact of the current economic environment on customer purchases of the relatively high-priced software solutions offered by our vertical businesses, and the potential disruption to the businesses during the acquisition integration process. In addition, revenue growth in any particular period may be difficult to predict because of the complex revenue streams generated by these businesses, and the corresponding complexity in the accounting policies that apply to them.

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Our employer services business faces a number of risks that could have a negative impact on revenue and profitability.For our employer services, we must be able to process customer data accurately, reliably and in a timely manner in order to attract and retain customers and avoid the costs associated with errors. Our payroll businesses other than our Do-It-Yourself product include interest on customer deposits as part of their revenue. If interest rates decline, it would result in less interest revenue for those businesses. In order to generate sustained growth for our Intuit Payroll Services Complete Payroll, we will be required to successfully develop and manage a more extensive and proactive direct field sales operation, which is a different distribution method than those we have historically relied on.

Specific Factors Affecting Our Consumer Tax Segment

We face intense competitive pressures from the private sector in our consumer tax preparation software business.There are formidable current and potential competitors in the private sector, and we expect competition to remain intense during fiscal 2003 and beyond. These competitive pressures can have a negative impact on our revenue, profitability and market position.

Our consumer tax preparation business also faces competition from publicly funded government entities.We face current and potential competition from a number of publicly-funded state government entities that are encroaching into the private sector tax preparation business by offering individual taxpayers electronic tax preparation and/or filing services, at no cost to individual taxpayers. This encroachment threat to the private sector tax preparation industry has been increasing in recent months. For example, in November 2002 the California Franchise Tax Board announced plans to significantly expand the state’s electronic tax filing program to enable many taxpayers to prepare their returns online, as well as file returns electronically. If state governmental agencies are ultimately successful in their efforts to develop consumer tax preparation and filing services and to gain consumer acceptance of those services, it could have a significant negative impact on our financial results in future years. The federal government announced a proposal in August 2002 that would mitigate the risk of government encroachment in federal tax preparation and filing services. Under an agreement signed in October 2002, for at least the next three years, a number of private sector companies, rather than the federal government, will provide Web-based federal tax preparation and filing services at no cost to lower income taxpayers and other underserved taxpayers through voluntary public service initiatives such as our Intuit Tax Freedom Project. Despite this positive development, future administrative, regulatory or legislative activity in this area could adversely impact Intuit and other companies that provide tax preparation software and services. Intuit is actively working with others in the private sector, as well as with state government policy makers, to help clarify the appropriate roles for government agencies and the private sector in the electronic commerce marketplace.

If we fail to maintain reliable and responsive service levels for our electronic tax offerings, we could lose revenue and customers.Our Web-based tax preparation and electronic filing services must effectively handle extremely heavy customer demand during the peak tax season. We face significant challenges in maintaining high service levels, particularly during peak volume service times. The exact level of demand for TurboTax for the Web and electronic filing is impossible to predict. If we are unable to meet customer expectations in a cost-effective manner, we could lose customers, receive negative publicity and incur increased operating costs, any of which could have a significant negative impact on the financial and market success of these businesses.

Specific Factors Affecting Our Personal Finance Segment

The long-term viability of our personal finance business will depend on our ability to provide new products and services that attract customers and that can generate revenue sources other than just advertising revenue.The demand for personal finance software such as Quicken has been weakening over recent years, and the demand for Internet advertising on Web sites like Quicken.com has declined precipitously. We must identify and capitalize on additional sources of revenue to provide sustainable future growth for our personal finance business. In an effort to stimulate customer demand and generate revenue growth, we recently launched Quicken Brokerage powered by Siebert, an online and telephone-based securities brokerage service for Quicken and Quicken.com customers made available through an exclusive strategic alliance with Siebert Financial Corp., the holding company for Muriel Siebert & Co. Inc. However, it is too early to tell whether this service will generate sustainable revenue growth. Furthermore, it is unlikely that the brokerage service, even if successful, will by itself be sufficient to sustain our personal finance business, so we must identify additional sources for growth.

Our personal finance products face aggressive competition that could have a negative impact on revenue, profitability and market position.Our Quicken products compete directly with Microsoft Money, which is

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aggressively promoted and priced. We expect competitive pressures for Quicken to continue, both from Microsoft Money and from Web-based personal finance tracking and management tools that are becoming increasingly available at no cost to consumers. Competitive pressures can result in reduced revenue and lower profitability for our Quicken product line. There are many competitors for our Internet-based personal finance products and services. However, the general downturn in Internet and technology stocks since March 2000 has resulted in significant consolidation, with fewer, but more financially sound, competitors surviving. This could make it more difficult for us to compete effectively.

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ITEM 3
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


Short-Term Investment Portfolio

We do not hold derivative financial instruments in our short-term investment portfolio. Our short-term investments consist of instruments that meet quality standards consistent with our investment policy. This policy dictates that, for short-term investments, we diversify our holdings and limit our short-term investments with any individual issuer in a managed portfolio to a maximum of $5 million.

Marketable Securities

We carried balances in marketable equity securities as of April 30, 2002 that are subject to considerable market risk due to their volatility. If our available-for-sale securities experience further declines in fair value that are considered other-than-temporary, we will reflect the additional loss in our net income in the period when the subsequent impairment becomes apparent. See Note 3 of the financial statements for more information regarding risks related to our investments in marketable securities.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk represents a component of market risk to us and represents the possibility that changesbecause significant declines in interest rates will cause unfavorable changes in our net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share and in the value of our interest rate sensitive assets, liabilities and commitments, particularly those that relate to our mortgage and payroll businesses. In a higher interest rate environment, borrower demand for mortgage loans generally declines, adversely affecting our mortgage loan business. Interest rate movements also affect the interest income earned on loans we hold for sale in the secondary market, interest expense on our lines of credit, the value of our mortgage loans and ultimately the gain or loss on the sale of those mortgage loans. In addition, interest rate movements affect the interest income we earn on payroll customer funds we hold and investments we hold in our short-term investment portfolio as well asand the value of our short-termthose investments.

As part ofOver the past few years, we have experienced significant reductions in our risk management programs, we enter into financial agreements and purchase financial instruments in the normal course of businessinterest income due to manage our exposure to interest rate risk with respect to our conventional mortgage loans and our government-insured loans (together, “Prime Loans”), but not with respect to our sub-prime loans or home equity lines of credit. We use these financial agreements and financial instruments for the explicit purpose of managing interest rate risks to protect the value of our mortgage loan portfolio and not for trading purposes.

We actively monitor and manage our exposure to interest rate risk on Prime Loans, which is incurred in the normal course of business. The portfolio of prime loans, including those in the pipeline, and the related forward commitments are valued on a daily basis. We refer to the loans, pipeline, and forward commitments together as the “Hedge Position.” We evaluate the Hedge Position against a spectrum of interest rate scenarios to determine expected net changes in the fair values of the Hedge Position in relation to the changesdeclines in interest rates. Based on our analysis of our hedge position at April 30, 2002, we do not believe that short-term changesA significant decrease in future interest rates will have a material effect on the interest income we earn on loans held for sale in the secondary market or the value of mortgage loans. See Notes 1, 5 and 12 of the financial statements for more information regarding risks related to our mortgage loans and lines of credit.

A change in interest rates may also potentially have a material impact on the interest income earned on our cash equivalents and short-term investments held at April 30,October 31, 2002.

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Impact of Foreign Currency Rate Changes

We translate foreign currencies (primarily Canadian dollars, Japanese yen, and British pounds) into U.S dollars for financial reporting purposes;purposes. Accordingly, currency fluctuations can have an impact though generally immaterial, on our results.financial results, though the historical impact has generally been immaterial. We believe that our exposure to currency exchange fluctuation risk is insignificant primarily because our global subsidiaries invoice customers and satisfy their financial obligations almost exclusively in their local currencies. For the three quarters presented there was an immaterial currency exchange impact from our intercompany transactions. Currency exchange risk is also minimized since foreign debt is due exclusively in local foreign currencies. For each of the three years ended July 31, 2000, 2001 and 2002, there was an immaterial currency exchange impact from our intercompany transactions. Although the impact of currency fluctuations on our financial results has generally been immaterial in the past and we believe that for the reasons cited above currency fluctuations will not be significant in the future, there can be no guarantee that the impact of currency fluctuations will not be material in the future. As of April 30,October 31, 2002, we did not engage in foreign currency hedging activities.

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ITEM 4
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


(a)Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The SEC defines the term “disclosure controls and procedures” to mean a company’s controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, based on their evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days before the filing date of this report (the “Evaluation Date”), concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective for this purpose.
(b)Changes in Internal Controls
There were no significant changes in our internal controls or, to our knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the Evaluation Date.

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PART II
ITEM 1
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


On March 3, 2000, a class action lawsuit, Bruce v. Intuit Inc., was filed in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Eastern Division. Two virtually identical lawsuits were later filed: Rubin v. Intuit Inc., was filed on March 8, 2000 in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York and Newby v. Intuit Inc. was filed on April 27, 2000, in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Eastern Division. The Bruce and Newby lawsuits were consolidated into one lawsuit, In re Intuit Privacy Litigation, filed on July 28, 2000 in the United States District Court, Central District of California, Eastern Division. Following Intuit’s successful motion to dismiss several of the claims, an amended complaint was filed on May 2, 2001. A similar lawsuit, Almanza v. Intuit Inc. was filed on March 22, 2000 in the Superior Court of the State of California, San Bernardino County, Rancho Cucamonga Division. An amended complaint in the Almanza suit was filed on October 26, 2000. These purported class actions alleged violations of various federal and California statutes and common law claims for invasion of privacy based upon the alleged intentional disclosure to third parties of personal and private customer information entered at Intuit’s Quicken.com Web site. The complaints sought injunctive relief, orders to disgorge profits related to the alleged acts, and statutory and other damages. In August 2001, Intuit and the plaintiffs’ counsel in all of the cases except Rubin reached an agreement in principle to resolve the cases, subject to court approval, based on terms that are not material to Intuit. The Rubin case was dismissed on November 19, 2001.

Intuit is subject to other routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation, that arise in the normal course of our business. We currently believe that the ultimate amount of liability, if any, for any pending claims of any type (either alone or combined) will not materially affect our financial position, results of operations or liquidity. However, the ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain, and either unfavorable or favorable outcomes could have a material negative impact. Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on Intuit because of defense costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.

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ITEM 5
OTHER MATTERS

CHANGES IN EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

On April 17, 2002, we promoted Daniel L. Manack to the position of Senior Vice President, Accountant Business. Mr. Manack joined Intuit as Vice President, Professional Products Group in January 2002. Prior to joining Intuit, he was Senior Vice President of E-Markets Group Operations at Peregrine Systems, Inc. from May 2001 to January 2002 and Senior Vice President at Peregrine Solutions from June 2000 to May 2001. Prior to the acquisition of Harbinger Corporation by Peregine Systems, Inc. in June 2000, Mr. Manack was Executive Vice President of Operations at Harbinger Corporation from January 2000 to June 2000, Senior Vice President — Market Executive of New Clients from February 1999 to January 2000, Senior Vice President of World Professional Services from February 1998 to February 1999 and Vice President & General Manager of Professional Services and Outsourcing Practice from January 1997 to February 1998. Mr. Manack holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering degree from West Virginia University and a Masters Business Administration degree from the University of Dallas.

Effective May 31, 2002, Catherine L. Valentine resigned as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Intuit.

ANNUAL MEETING DATE

The date for Intuit’s next Annual Meeting of Stockholders is currently scheduled for December 12, 2002.

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ITEM 6
EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K


We have filed the following exhibits as part of this report:

           
      Incorporated By Reference
Exhibit
   Filed with this 
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description Form 10-Q Form File No. Date Filed

 
 
 
 
 
3.0110.01#   Bylaws of Intuit, as amendedAddendum for Fulfillment Products and restated effective May 1,Services for FSG and P-Tap Non-Imprintable Products, dated October 11, 2002 X






10.02+  Amended and Restated Secured Balloon Payment Promissory Note for the principal amount of $1,030,500 between Intuit and Dennis Adsit, dated November 26, 2001X






Management compensatory plan or arrangement.
#We have requested confidential treatment for certain portions of this exhibit. We have omitted such portions from this filing and filed them separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
10.01†+ Intuit Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective March 15, 2002X
10.02†Amended Secured Balloon Payment Bridge Loan Promissory Note (for the principal amount of $1,044,000) between Intuit and Tom Allanson, dated April 18, 2002X


Management compensatory plan or arrangement.

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Reports on Form 8-K during the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2002 and through the filing date of this Form 10-Q:2003:

       1.  On February 14,August 1, 2002, Intuit filed a report on Form 8-K to report under Item 5 itsthat it had completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Eclipse, Inc. No financial results forstatements were filed with the quarter ended January 31, 2002. We included in the 8-K Intuit’s balance sheets and statements of operations as of and for the second quarter ended January 31, 2002.report.
 
       2.  On May 13,August 14, 2002, Intuit filedsubmitted a report on Form 8-K to report under Item 9 that Stephen M. Bennett and Greg J. Santora each submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a Statement under Oath Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings. These statements cover Intuit’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2001 and all quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and all definitive proxy materials filed by Intuit since Intuit filed its fiscal year 2001 Form 10-K on October 5, that on May 8, 2002 Intuit announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire CBS Employer Services, Inc. and to report under Item 5 that on May 9, 2002 Intuit announced that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Flagship Group (the holding company of American Fundware, Inc.). We did not file2001. No financial statements were submitted with thisthe report.
 
       3.  On May 17,August 15, 2002, Intuit filed a report on Form 8-K to report under Item 2 that it had completed the sale of its Quicken Loans mortgage business to BRFC LLC. Intuit’s Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Balance Sheet as of April 30, 2002, Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended April 30, 2002 and Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended  July 31, 2001 were filed with the report.
4.On August 22, 2002, Intuit filed a report on Form 8-K to report under Item 5 that it had signed an agreement to acquire Blue Ocean Software, Inc. as well as to report its financial results for the fourth quarter ended April 30,and fiscal year ending July 31, 2002. We included in the report Intuit’s consolidated balance sheets and statementsstatement of operations as of and for the thirdfourth quarter and the year ended April 30, 2002.July 31, 2002 and the balance sheet for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2002 were filed with the report. The report also disclosed that Greg Santora, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Intuit, has decided to retire from Intuit at the end of the calendar year and will remain in his current role until then.

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5.On September 24, 2002, Intuit filed a report on Form 8-K to report under Item 5 that it had completed the acquisition of Blue Ocean Software, Inc. No financial statements were filed with the report.
6.On September 26, 2002, Intuit submitted a Report on Form 8-K to report under Item 9 that Stephen M. Bennett and Greg J. Santora each submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission a Statement under Oath Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings. These statements cover Intuit’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2002. No financial statements were submitted with the report.

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 INTUIT INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date:  May 31,December 5, 2002By:/s/  Greg J. Santora
  
Greg J. Santora
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

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CERTIFICATION

I, Stephen M. Bennett, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Intuit Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a.designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b.evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
c.presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a.all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b.any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date:  December 2, 2002
By:/s/  Stephen M. Bennett

Stephen M. Bennett
President and Chief Executive Officer

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CERTIFICATION

I, Greg J. Santora, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Intuit Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:

a.designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b.evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and
c.presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a.all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b.any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date:  December 2, 2002
By:/s/  Greg J. Santora

  Greg J. Santora
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

   
Exhibit  
Number Exhibit Description

 
3.0110.01# Bylaws of Intuit, as amendedAddendum for Fulfillment Products and restated effective May 1,Services for FSG and P-Tap Non-Imprintable Products, dated October 11, 2002
10.01†10.02+ Amended and Restated Secured Balloon Payment Promissory Note for the principal amount of $1,030,500 between Intuit Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective March 15, 2002and Dennis Adsit, dated November 26, 2001

Management compensatory plan or arrangement.
#We have requested confidential treatment for certain portions of this exhibit. We have omitted such portions from this filing and filed them separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
10.02†+ Amended Secured Balloon Payment Bridge Loan Promissory Note (for the principal amount of $1,044,000) between Intuit and Tom Allanson, dated April 18, 2002


Management compensatory plan or arrangement.
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