Official Payments Corp. Offers North Carolina Taxpayers Electronic Payment Options for January 7 Property Tax Deadline

  
    
  
  
    
      Official Payments Corp.®, 
      http://www.officialpayments.com, 
      a subsidiary of Tier Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:TIER), http://www.tier.com, 
      continues its fast, easy, and secure electronic payment processing 
      service as it offers North Carolina residents convenient online and 
      telephone property tax payment options for the January 7 tax deadline. 
      Each year since 2000, more North Carolina taxpayers have chosen to pay 
      their taxes electronically through Official Payments.
    
    
      North Carolina individuals and businesses may pay their property taxes 
      online or by telephone with American Express®, 
      Discover ®, MasterCard® 
      and VISA® cards at http://www.officialpayments.com 
      or by calling 1-800-2PAY-TAX(SM) (1-800-272-9829) or the number printed 
      on their tax bill. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a 
      week in English and in Spanish. Taxpayers from 91 counties, cities, or 
      towns in North Carolina can pay their taxes, utility bills, permits, 
      fees and other municipal obligations through Official Payments.
    
    
      Across much of North Carolina, property tax bills were mailed to 
      residents in the summer of 2007, and may be paid without interest or 
      penalties through January 7, 2008. Taxpayers with questions about their 
      tax bills should call their local tax office. Taxpayers requiring help 
      to pay electronically can call Official Payments’ 
      dedicated Customer Service line at 1-800-487-4567, option “1” 
      for English, “2” 
      for Spanish, and then press option “4” 
      for payment processing assistance.
    
    
      North Carolina constituents can also register for a free service using 
      OPC’s MyAccount feature at http://www.officialpayments.com/myaccount. 
      My Account allows users to manage automatic payments, payment reminders, 
      make payments using pre-filled contact information, view online 
      transaction history, modify the details of a personal profile, and offer 
      feedback regarding our services.
    
    
      “We are proud to serve the residents of North 
      Carolina, and we are pleased to continue to offer convenient electronic 
      options for taxpayers, while helping governments streamline their 
      collections and reduce costs,” said Ronald L. 
      Rossetti, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tier.
    
    
      Official Payments charges a convenience fee for this service. Citizens 
      and businesses using credit or debit cards with bonus rewards programs 
      may, depending on their card's program, earn reward points, airline 
      frequent flyer miles or cash back for paying their taxes and fees.
    
    
      About Official Payments Corp.
    
    
      Official Payments Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tier Technologies, 
      Inc., delivers innovative electronic payment processing services to 
      governments, businesses and consumers in throughout the United States. 
      Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Official Payments' clients are 
      comprised of nearly 2,700 federal, state, and local governments and 
      agencies including the IRS, educational institutions, utilities and 
      commercial clients. Since 1996, Official Payments Corp. has enabled 
      electronic payments to be processed faster and more securely. For more 
      information, visit www.officialpayments.com
    
    
      About Tier Technologies, Inc.
    
    
      Tier Technologies, Inc. primarily provides federal, state and local 
      government and other public sector clients with electronic payment 
      processing and other transaction processing services. Tier's electronic 
      payment processing clients include over 3,000 federal, state, and local 
      governments, educational institutions, utilities and commercial clients 
      throughout the U.S. Tier is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. For more 
      information, see www.tier.com.
    
    
      Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts, 
      including statements regarding expectations for future revenues, 
      earnings, and expenses, are forward-looking statements that are made 
      pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities 
      Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Tier undertakes no obligation to update 
      any such forward-looking statements. For a discussion of the factors 
      which may cause our actual events or results to differ from those 
      projected, please refer to the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for 
      the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, and other reports filed with 
      the SEC.