Intuit Canada
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| Intuit Canada | |
| Type | General partnership |
|---|---|
| Founded | Edmonton (1992) |
| Founder | Bruce Johnson, Chad Frederick |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Industry | Computer software |
| Products | Personal finance, accounting and tax return software |
| Parent | Intuit Inc. |
| Website | www.intuit.ca |
Intuit Canada is a developer of e-finance solutions, including personal finance management, small business accounting and tax preparation software, as well as Web-based services. The company is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta and has offices in Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Intuit Canada employs over 350 people and is a subsidiary of Intuit Inc.
[edit] Profile
The company was founded in 1992 by Edmontonians Bruce Johnson and Chad Frederick, two University of Alberta graduates. Bruce, a computer programmer, and Chad, an accountant, decided to build a tax preparation product called WINTAX - Canada's first Windows-based personal tax preparation software. In 1993, they agreed to be acquired by Chipsoft, manufacturer of the U.S. personal income tax software TurboTax. Shortly after the WINTAX acquisition Chipsoft agreed to merge with Intuit, the developer of the Quicken financial software.[1]
Intuit Canada continued to update and support the WINTAX software, which was renamed QuickTax in 1995, and quickly became the hub for international development at Intuit, producing localized versions of Quicken and QuickBooks for Canada (in French and English) and the United Kingdom. The U.K. version of Quicken was discontinued in 2005.[2]
[edit] Products
- QuickTax - Canada's #1 best selling tax preparation software, descended from the original WINTAX application
- ImpôtRapide - The French language version of QuickTax
- QuickTaxWeb.ca - Web-based tax preparation solution for Canadians
- ImpôtRapide.ca - A complete, online version of ImpôtRapide
- QuickBooks - Small business accounting and financial management software
- Succès PME - The French language version of Quickbooks
- Quicken - Personal financial management software
- Will Expert - Comprehensive software package for preparing personal wills
- TaxWiz - Tax software package purchased in 2002
- SnapTax.ca - Innovative web-based tax solution for individuals with simple tax returns (discontinued in 2006)
Intuit also offers solutions for professional accountants and tax-preparers, available through Intuit Greenpoint, based in Calgary, Alberta. Intuit Greenpoint's main product is PROFILE, which provides a full complement of professional tax software products to more than 12,000 offices in all jurisdictions of Canada.
