New QuickBooks Easy Estimate for Contractors Now Available; Intuit Simplifies Construction Estimating to Help Contractors Win More Jobs

Business Wire, June 6, 2006

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- QuickBooks(R) Easy Estimate (www.quickbooksdirect.com/easyestimate), the latest addition to Intuit Inc.'s (Nasdaq:INTU) range of solutions designed for contractors, is now available. Easy Estimate simplifies the construction estimating process by helping contractors stay organized and easily create professional estimates, to impress prospective customers and win more jobs.

"I was tired of looking through my truck and office to round up all my note scratchings about a potential job to put together an estimate using three different programs," said Jerry Wooden, owner of Wooden-Myer Contracting in Alpharetta, Ga. "Finally there's a product that combines all of that messing around into one program. It allows me to write my proposals the same way I always have and it keeps me more organized."

Ideal for the nearly 1 million contractors -- including remodelers, electricians, plumbers and roofers -- who use manual methods, word processing and spreadsheets, Easy Estimate helps contractors:

--Organize all estimating information in one place. From customer contact information and job site notes to the itemized estimate and final proposal, Easy Estimate stores it all in one program.

--Win more of the jobs they want. Responding to prospective customers in a timely manner can be the difference between winning and losing a job. Easy Estimate helps contractors respond to customers quickly with a professional, polished proposal, so they can win the jobs they want.

--Spend less time on paperwork. Copying and pasting, retyping and formatting estimate information from multiple programs wastes valuable time. Easy Estimate includes proposal templates and job estimate templates to get started quickly and save time.

"Small business owners -- especially contractors -- have a passion for their work. We want to help them make running their businesses drop-dead easy," said Brian Dennehy, vice president of marketing for QuickBooks. "At Intuit, we continuously look for ways to help simplify the business side for them. And, in an industry where business is driven by word of mouth and referrals, professionalism counts. Easy Estimate is another example of how Intuit is filling an industry wide need for contractors with an affordable, easy-to-use solution."

Contractors who use QuickBooks can easily integrate it with Easy Estimate. Contractors can pull in customer data and export estimates to QuickBooks to create invoices and track payments.

"Right for Contractors" Solutions

Easy Estimate is part of the range of solutions Intuit offers general contractors and subcontractors of all types and sizes -- including its easy-to-use line of QuickBooks products: QuickBooks: Premier Contractor Edition and QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions: Contractor Edition. More information on QuickBooks Contractor Editions is available at www.quickbooks.com.

Pricing and Availability

QuickBooks Easy Estimate is priced at $99.95 and is available for purchase at www.quickbooksdirect.com/easyestimate or by calling 800-604-5966.

Contractors who want to learn more and current users with questions can visit the Easy Estimate forum in the QuickBooks Community at: www.quickbooksgroup.com/forums/. In addition, June 26 - 30, QuickBooks ProAdvisor, Leslie Shiner, will host the QuickBooks Community Easy Estimate Ask the Expert Forum, personally answering member questions. As Owner and Principal of the ShinerGroup in Mill Valley, Calif., Ms. Shiner has more than twenty years of experience working as a financial and management consultant for the construction industry.

About Intuit Inc.

Intuit Inc. is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, consumers and accounting professionals. Its flagship products and services, including QuickBooks(R), Quicken(R) and TurboTax(R) software, simplify small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. ProSeries(R) and Lacerte(R) are Intuit's leading tax preparation software suites for professional accountants.

Founded in 1983, Intuit had annual revenue of more than $2 billion in its fiscal year 2005. The company has nearly 7,000 employees with major offices in 13 states across the United States, and offices in Canada and the United Kingdom. More information can be found at www.intuit.com.

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