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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.02

                                                        Grant No.[GrantNumber]

                  INTUIT INC. 1993 OPTION PLAN GRANT AGREEMENT

Intuit Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby grants a stock
option ("Option") to Participant named below, pursuant to the Company's 1993
Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), to purchase shares of the Company's Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock") as described below. This
Option is subject to all of terms and conditions of the Plan, which is attached
to this Agreement and incorporated into this Agreement by reference. All
capitalized terms in this Agreement that are not defined in the Agreement have
the meanings given to them in the Plan.

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    NAME OF PARTICIPANT:
    SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER:
    ADDRESS:

    NUMBER OF SHARES:
    TYPE OF OPTION:                [ ] Incentive Stock Option    [ ] Non-qualified Stock Option
    EXERCISE PRICE PER SHARE:
    DATE OF GRANT:
    FIRST VESTING DATE:
    EXPIRATION DATE:
    VESTING SCHEDULE:       So long as Participant is providing services to the Company, 25%
                            of the Shares will vest on the First Vesting Date; then 2.0833%
                            of the Shares will vest on each monthly anniversary of the First
                            Vesting Date until 100% vested.  On Termination, the Option
                            shall either cease to vest or, in the event Participant is an
                            employee or a director who is totally disabled or dies as
                            provided in Section 5.6 of the Plan, accelerate in full.
                            Following termination, Participant may exercise the Option only
                            as provided in Section 5.6 of the Plan.  Vesting may also be
                            suspended in accordance with Company policies, as described in
                            Section 5.6 of the Plan.
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To exercise this Option, Participant must follow the exercise procedures
established by the Company, as described in Section 5.5 of the Plan. This Option
may be exercised only with respect to vested shares. Payment of the Exercise
Price for the Shares may be made in cash (by check) and/or, if a public market
exists for the Company's Common Stock, by means of a Same-Day-Sale Commitment or
Margin Commitment from Participant and an NASD Dealer (as described in Section
9.1 of the Plan). Upon exercise of this Option, Participant understands that the
Company may be required to withhold taxes.

This Agreement (including the Plan, which is incorporated by reference)
constitutes the entire agreement between the Company and the Participant with
respect to this Option, and supersedes all prior agreements or promises with
respect to the Option. Except as provided in the Plan, this Agreement may be
amended only by a written document signed by the Company and the Participant.
Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Company may assign any of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be binding on, and
inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to
the restrictions on transfer of the Option described in the Plan, this Agreement
shall be binding on Participant's permitted successors and assigns (including
heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives). All notices
required under this Agreement or the Plan must be mailed or hand-delivered to
the Company or the Participant at their respective addresses set forth in this
Agreement, or at such other address designated in writing by either of the
parties to the other.

Additional information about the Plan and this Option (including certain tax
consequences of exercising the Option and disposing of the Shares) is contained
in the Prospectus for the Plan. A copy of the Prospectus is available on the
stock options pages of the Intuit Legal Department intranet web site or by
calling Sharon Savatski, the Company's Stock Plan Analyst, at (650) 944-6504.

The Company has signed this Option Agreement effective as the Date of Grant.

                                     INTUIT INC.
                                     2632 Marine Way
                                     Mountain View, California 94043

                                     By:
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                                        Greg J. Santora, Chief Financial Officer

                            PARTICIPANT'S ACCEPTANCE

I accept this Agreement and agree to the terms and conditions in this Agreement
and the Plan. I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the Company's 1993
Equity Incentive Plan, and I understand and agree that this Agreement is not
meant to interpret, extend, or change the Plan in any way, nor to represent the
full terms of the Plan. If there is any discrepancy, conflict or omission
between this Agreement and the provisions of the Plan as interpreted by the
Company, the provisions of the Plan shall apply. If this Option is identified as
an Incentive Stock Option above, I understand and agree to comply with the
provisions of Section 5.9 of the Plan in the event of a Disqualifying
Disposition of the Shares.

                                     Signature:
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                                     Date:
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