[April 08, 2004] New Jersey Division of Revenue Offers Last-Minute Tax Payment Options STAMFORD, Conn. --(Business Wire)-- April 8, 2004 -- Use Your VISA, American Express, Discover and MasterCard To Pay Taxes, Via Internet & Telephone As tax day approaches, the New Jersey Division of Revenue offers electronic payment options for taxpayers who owe estimated, extension and personal income tax payments to the State. Citizens can pay a variety of State taxes with their VISA, American Express, Discover and MasterCard. Official Payments Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tier Technologies (Nasdaq:TIER), is the company authorized by the New Jersey Division of Revenue to process these electronic tax payments, which can be made by visiting www.officialpayments.com or calling 1-800-2PAY-TAX(SM). Official Payments also works with the Internal Revenue Service to accept electronic tax payments for federal taxes. More information on the electronic payment option can be found in the New Jersey Division of Revenue and IRS tax forms and instruction booklets. Official Payments charges citizens a convenience fee for the service. Citizens using a VISA, American Express, Discover or MasterCard with rewards programs may, depending on their card's program, earn reward points, airline frequent flyer miles or cash back for paying their taxes. Note to assignment editors and bookers: Official Payments has produced a Video News Release on these electronic payment options. Feed information follows: -0- *T FEED DATE: April 9, 2004 FEED TIME: 10:00-10:30AM Coordinations: C-Band: TELSTAR 5/TRANSPONDER 19/ AUDIO FREQUENCY 6.2 and 6.4 *T About Tier Tier is a provider of transaction and payment processing and packaged software and systems integration services primarily for federal, state and local government 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. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]