Intuit
Also known as Intuit Inc.
American financial software company behind TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma and Mailchimp.
At a glance
People
Sasan Goodarzi (chair and CEO), Scott Cook and Tom Proulx
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- Intuit was founded in 1983 by Scott Cook and Tom Proulx to sell Quicken, and is now based in Mountain View, California.
- It went public in 1993 and that year bought ChipSoft, maker of TurboTax; later it bought Credit Karma (2020) and Mailchimp (2021).
- Its marketing of free tax filing led to a $141 million multi-state settlement in 2022, and it has lobbied against a free, pre-filled IRS tax filing system.
Why it matters
- Its tax and accounting software is used by millions of Americans and small businesses, and it shapes how US taxes get filed.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1983, Palo Alto, California1
- Founders
- Scott Cook and Tom Proulx1
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California1
- Public
- Nasdaq since 1993, ticker INTU; in the S&P 5001
- Products
- TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma, Mailchimp and ProConnect1
- Acquisitions
- ChipSoft (TurboTax) in 1993; Credit Karma, completed December 2020; Mailchimp, completed November 20211
- Free filing
- $141 million multi-state settlement in 2022 over how it marketed free tax services1
- Employees
- 18,200 (2025)1
People
Led by
- Sasan Goodarzi
chair and CEO 1
Founded by
- Scott CookPerson
- Tom Proulx
Before
Led by until Apr 1994
Scott Cook (president and CEO) 2
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