INTUIT INC
EXHIBIT 10.05
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;P.O. Box 7850<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Mountain View, CA 94039-7850<BR></B>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>www.intuit.com</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Long-Term Compensation Program<BR>
Lorrie Norrington,<BR>
Executive Vice President, Office of the CEO</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">On December&nbsp;18, 2003, the Compensation and Organizational Development Committee
(the &#147;Committee&#148;) approved a new long-term compensation program for you (your
&#147;LTIP&#148;). Your LTIP is comprised of a stock option grant and Intuit&#146;s commitment
to make annual contributions on your behalf to the Intuit Inc. Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan in 2004 through 2007. The terms and conditions of
your LTTP are set forth below.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Stock Option


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The Committee granted you a stock option for 150,000 shares of Intuit Common
Stock on December&nbsp;18, 2003. The exercise price per share of this option is
$51.89, the December&nbsp;18, 2003 closing price of Intuit common stock on the Nasdaq
National Market. So long as you continue providing services to Intuit, the
option will vest as to 50% of the shares on the fourth anniversary of the grant
date, and the remaining 50% will vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant
date. This option was granted to you under the Intuit Inc. 2002 Equity
Incentive Plan. Intuit&#146;s Stock Option Administration Department will send you
the Option Grant Agreement, the agreement that governs the terms and conditions
of your December&nbsp;18, 2003 stock option grant.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Intuit Annual Executive Deferred Compensation Plan Contribution


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">So long as you are providing services to Intuit, Intuit will make an annual
contribution on your behalf to the Intuit Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation
Plan for each 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Intuit will make these contributions in
either July or August, as determined by Intuit. Each of these contributions
will vest over four years as to 25% on the first, second, third and fourth
anniversaries of the date Intuit makes the contribution. You will vest in these
contributions only if you are providing services to Intuit on these anniversary
dates.

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The contributions will be in the following amounts:

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&#149;
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">$300,000 in 2004
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">$500,000 in 2006</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Intuit will make the contributions in accordance
with law and the Deferred Compensation Plan
document. Before the contribution is made applicable
employment payroll taxes will be withheld. State and
federal income taxes will not be withheld at the time
of contribution, rather they will be payable at the
time of distribution, or otherwise, as required by
then applicable law.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">These contributions and their distribution will be
made, and your participation in the Deferred
Compensation Plan will be, in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the Intuit Inc. Executive
Deferred Compensation Plan document, a current copy
of which will be provided to you at the time each
contribution is made.

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ James Grenier</TD>
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