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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-47259, 333-68255, 333-77051) of Tier
Technologies, Inc. of our report dated May 26, 2000, relating to the combined
financial statements of The SCA Group, Inc. and Harris Chapman & Company, which
appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Tier Technologies, Inc. dated
June 14, 2000.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chicago, Illinois
June 14, 2000
