MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Feb. 21, 2013 - Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) today announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter, which ended Jan. 31, and reiterated revenue and operating income guidance for the full fiscal year 2013. The company also increased earnings per share guidance to reflect the benefit of the R&D tax credit.

“Our second-quarter results are in line with our updated outlook,” said Brad Smith, Intuit's president and chief executive officer. “Looking at the big picture, we see a secular theme - the adoption of cloud-based services - continuing to drive growth across all of our businesses. Small business subscribers grew double digits in the second quarter and mobile offerings continue to be a catalyst for growth with more than 50 applications across various mobile platforms and devices.

“The shift to digital solutions is the driving force behind the tax business as well. While it is very early in the season, initial results from the first few weeks of February and early indicators are giving us confidence we're on track for the season and the fiscal year.

“Quarterly shifts aside, we know about 140 million people will have to file taxes by April 15. And we've got a strong game plan to help tax filers keep more of their hard-earned money and receive expert advice when they need it,” Smith said.

Total Small Business Group revenue grew 16 percent for the quarter, 11 percent excluding Demandforce. Connected services offerings continued to attract online small business customers.

Intuit paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share, totaling $51 million, during the second quarter of fiscal 2013. Intuit's board of directors approved a new quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 to be paid on April 18 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 10.

“Across the company we're benefiting from the tailwinds toward more digital, connected services,” said Neil Williams, Intuit's chief financial officer. “In Tax and Small Business, the shift to digital solutions continues to add recurring revenue streams and favorable lifetime value economics. With plenty of tax season ahead, we are focused beyond quarterly shifts, looking at the full year. With a proven strategy in place, we are also committed to building the foundation for long-term growth and increased shareholder value.”

Intuit reiterated revenue and operating income guidance for full fiscal year 2013, which ends July 31, and increased EPS guidance for the retroactive extension of the research and development tax credit. The company now expects:

For the third quarter of fiscal 2013, Intuit expects:

Intuit executives will discuss the financial results on a conference call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time on Feb. 21. To hear the call, dial 866-731-8333 in the United States or 973-935-8686 from international locations. No reservation or access code is needed. The conference call can also be heard live via webcast at http://investors.intuit.com/events.cfm. Prepared remarks for the call will be available on Intuit's Investor Relations website after the call ends.

Intuit Inc. is a leading provider of innovative business and financial management solutions for small businesses, consumers, accounting professionals and financial institutions. Its flagship products and services that include QuickBooks®, TurboTax® and Quicken® help

Founded in 1983, Intuit had annual revenue of $4.15 billion in its fiscal year 2012. The company has approximately 8,500 employees with major offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India, Singapore and other locations. More information can be found at www.intuit.com.

We recorded an $8 million tax benefit on pretax income of $12 million for the six months ended January 31, 2013. Excluding discrete tax benefits primarily related to the retroactive reinstatement of the federal research and experimentation credit as described below, our effective tax rate for that period was approximately 33% and did not differ significantly from the federal statutory rate of 35%. Our effective tax rate for the six months ended January 31, 2012 was approximately 33% and did not differ significantly from the federal statutory rate of 35%.

In January 2013 the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was signed into law. The Act includes a reinstatement of the federal research and experimentation credit through December 31, 2013 that was retroactive to January 1, 2012. We recorded a discrete tax benefit for the retroactive effect during the three and six months ended January 31, 2013.

We determined that Intuit Websites became discontinued operations in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. We have therefore segregated the operating results of Intuit Websites from continuing operations in our statements of operations for all periods prior to the sale. Net revenue from Intuit Websites was $9 million for the six months ended January 31, 2013. Net revenue from Intuit Websites was $19 million for the three months ended January 31, 2012 and $38 million for the six months ended January 31, 2012.

Share-based compensation expenses. These consist of non-cash expenses for stock options, restricted stock units and our Employee Stock Purchase Plan. When considering the impact of equity awards, we place greater emphasis on overall shareholder dilution rather than the accounting charges associated with those awards.

Amortization of acquired technology and amortization of other acquired intangible assets. When we acquire an entity, we are required by GAAP to record the fair values of the intangible assets of the entity and amortize them over their useful lives. Amortization of acquired technology in cost of revenue includes amortization of software and other technology assets of acquired entities. Amortization of other acquired intangible assets in operating expenses includes amortization of assets such as customer lists, covenants not to compete and trade names.

Goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures non-cash charges to adjust the carrying values of goodwill and other acquired intangible assets to their estimated fair values.

Professional fees for business combinations. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures the professional fees we incur to complete business combinations. These include investment banking, legal and accounting fees.

Gains and losses on debt securities and other investments. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures gains and losses that we record when we sell or impair available-for-sale debt securities and other investments.

Income tax effects of excluded items and certain discrete tax items. We exclude from our non-GAAP financial measures the income tax effects of the items described above, as well as income tax effects related to business combinations. In addition, the effects of one-time income tax adjustments recorded in a specific quarter for GAAP purposes are reflected on a forecasted basis in our non-GAAP financial measures. This is consistent with how we plan, forecast and evaluate our operating results.

Operating results and gains and losses on the sale of discontinued operations. From time to time, we sell or otherwise dispose of selected operations as we adjust our portfolio of businesses to meet our strategic goals. In accordance with GAAP, we segregate the operating results of discontinued operations as well as gains and losses on the sale of these discontinued operations from continuing operations on our GAAP statements of operations but continue to include them in GAAP net income or loss and net income or loss per share. We exclude these amounts from our non-GAAP financial measures.