Tier Schedules Fiscal 2005 Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

Business Wire, April 13, 2005

RESTON, Va. -- Tier Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TIER) will announce financial results for the fiscal 2005 second quarter ended March 31, 2005 after market close on Thursday, May 5, 2005.

James R. Weaver, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Jeffrey A. McCandless, Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call on Thursday, May 5, 2005, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company's quarterly results.

To access the conference call, please dial 800-399-0129.

The conference call will also be broadcast live via the Internet at www.Tier.com. Please go to the web site at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

For those who cannot access the live broadcast, a replay will be available at www.Tier.com or by calling 800-642-1687 and entering 5539560 from two hours after the end of the call until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 12, 2005.

About Tier

Tier is a leading provider of transaction processing and packaged software and systems integration services for public sector clients. We combine our understanding of enterprise-wide systems with domain knowledge enabling our clients to rapidly channel emerging technologies into their operations. We focus on sectors that we believe are driven by forces that make demand for our services less discretionary and are likely to provide us with recurring long-term revenue streams. Tier is included in the Russell 3000(R) Index. More information about the Company is available at www.Tier.com.