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                                                                   Exhibit 23.01

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 33-59458, 33-73222, 33-95040, 333-06889, 333-14715, 333-16827,
333-16829, 333-20361, 333-45285, 333-45277, 333-45287, 333-68851, 333-71099,
333-71101, 333-71103, 333-78041, 333-84385 and 333-85349; Form S-3 Nos.
33-50417, 333-63739 and 333-78019; and Form S-4 Nos. 333-71097) pertaining to
the Intuit Inc. 1993 Equity Incentive Plan, the 1996 Directors Stock Option
Plan, the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, other Intuit Inc. equity
compensation plans and the Common Stock, Preferred Stock and/or Debt Securities
of Intuit Inc., of our report dated August 24, 1999, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements and schedule of Intuit Inc. included in this
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended July 31, 1999.

                                       ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Palo Alto, California
August 24, 1999