Free and Easy Tax Answers? Done and Done!

SAN DIEGO – Jan. 05, 2009 – Got a taxing question? TurboTax® has answers. And they’re free.

With income tax season quickly approaching, taxpayers looking for answers have expanded options with TurboTax this year. Among them: free, live tax advice throughout January, and year-round, anytime access to online answers from tax experts and TurboTax customers. Both help taxpayers get answers to their tax filing questions, and no purchase is necessary. Here’s how they work:

Live tax advice during January: Anyone can talk to an expert who will answer their personal, federal tax-related question for free (a $29.95 value) through Jan. 31 at www.FreeTaxQuestion.com. Taxpayers can submit a question online and they’ll receive a personal call back, at a time they request from a tax expert from TurboTax, the nation’s leading tax software. This is a limited time offer and subject to availability through January 2009.

Easy answers all the time: Get answers anytime from the TurboTax Live Community. This online community, also included in all TurboTax desktop and online products, puts the collective knowledge of TurboTax customers and experts at a user’s fingertips, dramatically simplifying how people get answers. Users can simply type in a question and immediately find answers that are relevant to their unique tax situation.

Having answers to questions when and where people need it helps make tax preparation with TurboTax easier than ever.

“People’s lives change during the year, and that means they have new questions about their taxes,” said Bob Meighan, a certified public accountant and vice president with TurboTax. “No matter what the question, TurboTax makes it easier than ever to get answers right away.”

Free live tax advice through www.FreeTaxQuestion.com is a limited time offer and subject to availability through January 2009.

The free tax question offer is just one example of Intuit’s renewed company-wide focus on helping consumers and small businesses save and make money. While this benefit is particularly relevant in today’s environment, it has and always will be Intuit’s hallmark as it continues to deliver innovative products and services for its customers.

About Intuit Inc.
Intuit Inc. is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small and mid-sized businesses; financial institutions, including banks and credit unions; consumers and accounting professionals. Its flagship products and services, including QuickBooks®, Quicken® and TurboTax® software, simplify small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. ProSeries® and Lacerte® are Intuit's leading tax preparation software suites for professional accountants. The company's financial institutions division, anchored by Digital Insight, provides on-demand banking services to help banks and credit unions serve businesses and consumers with innovative solutions.

Founded in 1983, Intuit had annual revenue of $3.1 billion in its fiscal year 2008. The company has approximately 8,000 employees with major offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other locations. More information can be found at www.intuit.com.