POWER OF ATTORNEY

	KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of JEFFREY HODGES, JACK BROWNE, AND KEITH OMSBERG, signing
individually, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in fact and agent
to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, an officer or director of Tier
Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
and the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute such Form 3, 4 or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
forms or amendments with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any nature whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing, which in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact may be of benefit, in
the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby  grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and the undersigned hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless each of the attorneys-in-fact and the Company from
any liabilities or damages that arise out of the performance or failure to
perform any of the actions described herein.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier
to occur of (a) the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holding of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, (b) revocation by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact or (c) as to any attorney-in-fact
individually, until such attorney-in-fact shall no longer be employed by the
Company.

In Witness Whereof, the undersigned has cause this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this  10th day of November, 2011.

/s/ Charles W. Berger
Signature

Charles W. Berger
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AUTHORIZATION LETTER


By means of this letter, I authorize JEFFREY HODGES, JACK BROWNE AND KEITH
OMSBERG, or any of them individually, to sign on my behalf all forms required
under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating
to transactions involving the stock or derivative securities of Tier
Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"). Any of these individuals is accordingly
authorized to sign any Form 3, Form 4, Form 5 or amendment thereto which I am
required to file with the same effect as if I had signed it myself.

This authorization shall remain in effect until revoked in writing by me.

Yours truly,


/s/ Charles W. Berger
Signature

Charles W. Berger
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November 10, 2011
Date