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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
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FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[ X ]	Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	For the quarterly period ended January 31, 2005
[    ]	Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
	For the transition period from                 to

Commission File Number:  0-15264

MANATRON, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(269) 567-2900
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes    X   .  No        .

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes       .  No    X   .

On March 16, 2005, there were 4,396,787 shares of the registrant's common stock, no par value, outstanding.

MANATRON, INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains statements that are not historical facts. These statements are called "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve important known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and can be identified by phrases using "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "project," "expect," "intend," "predict," "potential," "future," "may," "should" and similar expressions or words. The Company's future results, performance or achievements may differ materially from the results, performance or achievements discussed in the forward-looking statements. There are numerous factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements, including:

	•	The Company's ability to implement successfully its business strategy of developing and licensing client/server decision support applications software designed to address specific industry markets.
	•	The Company's ability to assess future revenue: the Company's expense levels are based, in part, on its expectations as to future revenue and a significant portion of the Company's expenses do not vary with revenue; as a result, if revenue is below expectations, results of operations are likely to be materially adversely affected.
	•	Continued availability of third-party software and technology incorporated in the Company's products.
	•	Potential negative impact of the fact that purchase of the Company's products is relatively discretionary and generally involves a significant commitment of capital; in the event of any downturn in any potential customer's business or the economy in general, purchases of the Company's products may be deferred or canceled.
•	Changes in economic conditions, including changes in interest rates, financial market performance and the computer software and service industry: these types of changes can impact the economy in general, resulting in a downward trend that impacts not only the Company's business, but all computer software and service industry companies; or, the changes can impact only those parts of the economy upon which the Company relies in a unique fashion, including, by way of example:
	•	Economic factors that affect local governmental budgets.
	•	Economic factors that may affect the success of the Company's acquisition strategy.
•	Changes in the financial markets, the economy, governmental spending and the demand for software and related services and products resulting from events relating to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the war in Iraq, expanded military action associated with the war on terror, hostilities in the Middle East and other regions, and other terrorist activities that have created significant global economic and political uncertainties.

This list provides examples of factors that could affect the results described by forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q. However, this list is not intended to be exhaustive; many other factors could impact the Company's business and it is impossible to predict with any accuracy which factors could result in which negative impacts. Although the Company believes that the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q are reasonable, the Company cannot provide any guarantee that the anticipated results will be achieved. All forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this section and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q. In addition to the risks listed above, other risks may arise in the future, and the Company disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

MANATRON, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

MANATRON, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

MANATRON, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

MANATRON, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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(1)          GENERAL INFORMATION

The condensed financial statements included in this Form 10-Q have been prepared by Manatron, Inc. ("Manatron" or the "Company"), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 23, 2004.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only a normal and recurring nature, necessary to present fairly (a) the financial position of the Company as of January 31, 2005 and April 30, 2004, (b) the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2005 and 2004, and (c) the cash flows for the nine months ended January 31, 2005 and 2004. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years statements to conform to the current year presentation.

Revenue Recognition

The Company enters into contracts with customers to license or sell application software; third-party software; hardware; related professional services, such as installation, training, project management, data conversions and forms processing and printing; post-contract support and maintenance ("PCS") services; and various appraisal services.

The Company recognizes revenue for contracts with multiple element software arrangements in accordance with Statement of Position ("SOP") 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition," as amended. The Company allocates the total arrangement fee among each deliverable based on the relative fair value of each of the deliverables, determined based on vendor-specific objective evidence ("VSOE"). When discounts are offered in a software arrangement, the Company utilizes the residual method, as defined in SOP 97-2, and allocates revenue to the undelivered elements based on VSOE. The discount and remaining revenue are allocated to the delivered elements, which typically encompass the software and hardware components of the contract.

Certain of the Company's software arrangements involve "off-the-shelf" software and services that are not considered essential to the functionality of the software. For these arrangements, software revenue is recognized when the installation has occurred, customer acceptance is reasonably assured, the sales price represents an enforceable claim and is probable of collection, and the remaining services such as training and installation are considered nominal. Fees allocable to services under these arrangements are recognized as revenue as the services are performed.

MANATRON, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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(1)          GENERAL INFORMATION (continued)

Revenue related to sales of computer hardware and supplies is recognized when title passes, which is normally the shipping or installation date.

PCS includes telephone support, bug fixes, enhancements and rights to upgrades on a when-and-if-available basis. These support fees are typically billed in advance on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis and are recognized as revenue ratably over the related contract periods.

Billings for Future Services, as reflected in the accompanying balance sheets, includes PCS and other services that have been billed to the customer in advance of performance. It also includes customer deposits on new contracts and other progress billings for software and hardware that have not been completely installed.

For arrangements that include significant customization or modification of the software, or where software services are otherwise considered essential, or for appraisal service projects, revenue is recognized using contract accounting. Revenue from these arrangements is recognized using the percentage-of-completion method with progress-to-completion measured based primarily upon labor hours incurred or units completed. Revenue earned is based on the progress-to-completion percentage after giving effect to the most recent estimates of total cost. Changes to total estimated contract costs, if any, are recognized in the period they are determined. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. As of January 31, 2005 and 2004, the reserves for contract losses, as well as billed retainages outstanding associated with revenue that has been recognized, were not material. The billing terms of the Company's software contracts are not necess arily directly correlated with revenue recognition as billing is tied to specific contract terms and revenue recognition follows the criteria of SOP 97-2. These timing differences are reflected within Revenues Earned in Excess of Billings and Retainages as well as Billings in Excess of Revenues for contracts in process at the end of the reporting period in the accompanying balance sheets.

Reserves against Accounts Receivable and reserves against Revenues in Excess of Billings and Retainages are established based on the Company's collection history and other known risks associated with the related contracts. These reserves contain a general provision of 2% as well as a specific provision for accounts the Company believes will be difficult to collect. Because of the nature of its customers, which are predominantly governmental entities, the Company does not generally incur losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. Alternatively, customers may become dissatisfied with the functionality of the software products and/or the quality of the services provided and request a reduction to the aggregate contract price. Management reviews on a quarterly basis significant past due accounts receivable and the related adequacy of the Company's reserves.

The Company's contracts do not typically contain a right of return. Accordingly, as of January 31, 2005 and 2004, the reserve for returns was not material.

MANATRON, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
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(1)          GENERAL INFORMATION (continued)

Notes Receivable result from certain software contracts in which customers pay for the application software, hardware or related services over an extended period of time, generally three to five years. Interest on these notes range from 8% to 10%. The Company recognizes revenue for these contracts when the related elements are delivered, as the contract terms are fixed and determinable and the Company has a longstanding history of collecting on the notes under the original payment terms without providing concessions. Certain of the Company's contracts with customers include lease terms which meet the criteria of sales type leases as defined by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 13, "Accounting for Leases." However, the Company's leasing activities are not a material part of its business activities and, accordingly, are not broken out separately in the condensed financial statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the FASB issued a revision of SFAS No. 123, "Share-Based Payment" (SFAS 123(R)), which supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees". This statement focuses primarily on transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in exchange for share-based payments.  Under SFAS 123(R) a public entity is generally required to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award, with such cost recognized over the applicable vesting period. In addition, SFAS 123(R) requires an entity to provide certain disclosures in order to assist in understanding the nature of share based payment transactions and the effects of those transactions on the financial statements.  The provisions of SFAS 123(R) are required to be applied as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005, which wi ll be the quarter ended October 31, 2005, for the Company.  The Company currently discloses the pro-forma earnings effects of its stock awards within Note 2, is evaluating the effect of SFAS 123(R) on the condensed financial statements, and plans to implement the full provisions of SFAS 123 (R) during the first quarter of fiscal 2006.

MANATRON, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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(2)          STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to employees under stock option plans using the intrinsic value method presented in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." As a result, no compensation cost has been recognized with respect to options granted to employees based on fair value at the measurement date, which is typically the grant date. Had compensation costs for these plans been recognized consistent with SFAS 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," the Company's net income and earnings per share would have been reduced to the following pro forma amounts for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2005 and 2004:

MANATRON, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)
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(3)          EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for each of the periods presented:

MANATRON, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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(4)          SALE OF FINANCIAL AND JUDICIAL PRODUCT LINES

Effective May 31, 2004, the Company sold substantially all of the assets and transferred certain liabilities associated with the Company's Judicial product line to MAXIMUS for approximately $2.3 million. The Company received $1.8 million in cash and MAXIMUS assumed the liabilities for approximately $500,000 of existing software support contracts on May 31, 2004. This sale resulted in a gain of $2,237,157 that was recognized in the three-month period ended July 31, 2004 and is also included in the accompanying statement of income for the nine months ended January 31, 2005.

Software license fees, professional services and recurring support revenues from this product line represented approximately 4% of the Company's total revenue. This divestiture included all of the Company's Gavel and WRITS products, including case management, court accounting, prosecution management, probation tracking, jury management, child support and related judicial software. The sale also included the assumption by MAXIMUS of the existing software support and other agreements related to this product line.

Effective May 29, 2003, the Company sold substantially all of the assets and transferred certain liabilities associated with the Company's Financial product line to N. Harris Computer Corporation ("Harris") for approximately $3.5 million. The Company received $3 million in cash and Harris assumed the liabilities for approximately $500,000 of existing software support contracts on May 29, 2003. This sale resulted in a gain of $3,442,148 that was recognized in the first quarter of fiscal 2004. On December 1, 2003, the Company received the remaining holdback of $520,000 in cash from Harris and recognized the corresponding gain in the third quarter of fiscal 2004. The total gain of $3,962,148 is included in the accompanying statement of income for the nine months ended January 31, 2004.

Software license fees, professional services and recurring support revenues from this product line represented approximately 5% of the Company's total revenue. This divestiture included all of the Fund Accounting, Payroll, Utility Billing and related financial software that the Company had developed or acquired over the last fifteen years, including but not limited to the Open Windows series products, UB5, the ATEK legacy financial products, the Sabre legacy financial products and the SDS Administrator financial software. The sale also included the assumption by Harris of the existing software support and other agreements related to this product line.

MANATRON, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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(5)          ACQUISITION

Effective November 1, 2004, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of VisiCraft Systems, Inc. and assumed the support and maintenance obligations of its software contracts for approximately $1.2 million. In addition, the Company entered into five year non-compete agreements with the three shareholders totaling $300,000. The total cash outlay for this transaction is $300,000 per year for five years and the present value is currently included within the current and long term note payable captions on the Company's balance sheet.

Founded in 1999, VisiCraft had contracts for its Windows-based VCS Property Tax Collection System with 23 counties and three cities in Georgia. During this time, VisiCraft built a wealth of experience related to property tax design, development, implementation and support. All five of VisiCraft's employees remained with the Company following the acquisition.

This acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. In addition to the non-compete agreements noted above, the Company has recorded an additional $1.1 million of intangible assets associated with this acquisition related to customer lists and purchased technology. These assets are being amortized over a three-year period. The operating results of VisiCraft are included in the Company's results of operations from the date of acquisition. The acquisition of Visicraft was not significant to our operating results, and thus pro forma results are not presented.

(6)          CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND GUARANTEES

The Company is periodically a party, both as plaintiff and defendant, to lawsuits and claims arising out of the normal course of business. The Company does not believe that the liabilities resulting from these proceedings, if any, would be material to the Company's financial position or results of operations.

The Company provides to its customers a one-year warranty on its internally developed application software; however, warranty expenses are not and have not been significant.

The Company is periodically required to obtain bid and performance bonds to provide certain assurances to current and prospective customers regarding its ability to fulfill contractual obligations. The Company has agreed to indemnify the surety for any and all claims made against the bonds. Historically, the Company has not had any claims for indemnity from its surety. As of January 31, 2005, the Company had approximately $26 million in outstanding performance bonds, which are anticipated to expire at various times over the next three years.

The Company utilizes subcontractors at times to help complete contractual obligations; however, the Company is still ultimately responsible for the performance of the subcontractors.

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management's discussion and analysis of its results of operations and financial condition are based upon the Company's condensed financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim periods. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to receivable allowances, long-term service contracts, intangible assets, contingencies and litigation. As these are condensed financial statements, reference should be made to the Company's Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended April 30, 2004, for expanded information about these critical accounting policies and estimates.

Results of Operations

The Company's business is primarily focused on providing software and services to enable local governments in North America to completely, fairly and efficiently assess and collect property and other taxes from its citizens. The Company's software manages the entire property life cycle, which includes deed recording, mapping, assessment, tax billing and collection, tax sales and e-government.

The Company's revenues are generated from software license fees, hardware sales, forms and supply sales, and various related professional services such as software support, data conversions, installation, training, project management, hardware maintenance, forms processing and printing. The Company's revenues are also generated from appraisal services, which include mass real estate appraisals, revaluations and other appraisal-related consultative work.

Total net revenues of $10.4 million for the three months ended January 31, 2005 were $1.3 million or 14.4% higher than the $9.1 million of net revenues reported for the comparable prior year quarter. Total net revenues for the nine months ended January 31, 2005 increased by 4.5% to $28.4 million versus $27.1 million for the nine months ended January 31, 2004. The following paragraphs explain in more detail the components of the Company's revenues and the reasons for the net increases.

Application software license fees increased by $1.1 million for both the three- and nine-month periods ended January 31, 2005 to $2.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively. Related professional services revenues increased by $136,000 to $1.3 million for the three months ended January 31, 2005 versus the prior year third quarter and by $1.1 million to $4.6 million for the nine months ended January 31, 2005 versus the corresponding prior year nine-month period. These increases are primarily due to the recognition of license and service revenue on several new projects, including Gwinnett County, Georgia, Duval County, Florida and the Arizona Department of Revenue.

Software license fees and related professional services revenues can vary significantly from quarter to quarter or year to year, as they are primarily driven by the Company's backlog and the timing of the related software installations and implementations. This is common for large and complex software solutions, and particularly so when working with government entities. Furthermore, many of the larger jurisdictions, which the Company is now able to pursue due to its new product and business strategy, often take more than a year to fully implement and a number of these contracts are accounted for using the percentage-of-completion method, which results in the license revenues being spread over the implementation period.

As previously noted in the Company's quarterly report for the second quarter of fiscal 2005, the Company went live with the Assessment Administration, Personal Property, ProVal and Records components of its new Government Revenue Management (GRM™) product in Gwinnett County, Georgia during the second quarter of fiscal 2005 as part of its Phase One delivery of that project. This was a significant milestone that also contributed to the increase in software license fees and professional services revenues during the second quarter. Since the majority of this contract is being accounted for under the percentage-of-completion method, there was approximately $326,000 of additional revenue recognized during the third quarter of fiscal 2005 from this project. Gwinnett County is planning on going live with the remaining Tax modules in May 2005 so that it can prepare and print property-tax bills using this new software in July 2005. This will result in additional revenue recognition from this project in th e fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, as well as the first half of fiscal 2006.

The Company installed Manatron Tax and began the implementation of this software in the Duval County Tax Collector's office during the third quarter of fiscal 2005. This resulted in the recognition of approximately $600,000 of license and service revenue. As previously announced, this was a new contract with the City of Jacksonville, Florida that will total $2.3 million over five years. This contract will benefit subsequent quarters as there is additional service revenue to be recognized over the implementation period. In addition, plans are in place to begin implementations for two additional counties in Florida during the fourth quarter, which will positively impact license and service revenues.

The Company began the implementation of and installed its Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) software for the Department of Revenue in the State of Arizona in the third quarter resulting in approximately $900,000 of license and service revenue. As previously announced, this is the Company's first contract in Arizona, totaling $4.1 million over a seven-year period and covers all but three counties in the state. The continued execution of this project will positively impact the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, as well as fiscal 2006.

As previously noted in the Company's quarterly report for the second quarter of fiscal 2005, the City of Virginia Beach signed a contract in November for the Company's new GRM system totaling $4.5 million over six years. This is the first Manatron Tax account in Virginia and is also a new account for Manatron CAMA. The Company currently has 15 cities and 16 counties in Virginia using Manatron CAMA, which will be natural sales opportunities for Manatron Tax. This project began during the third quarter resulting in approximately $100,000 of revenue; however, installation of the Company's CAMA software is not scheduled until the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. The Company's Tax software is not scheduled for installation until fiscal 2006.

As a result, the majority of the license fees and professional services revenue from this contract will be recognized in that fiscal year.

The Company recently signed a contract with another county in Idaho for Manatron Tax. This is the fourth county in Idaho to contract with the Company for Manatron Tax during this fiscal year. These four contracts total $1.6 million over five years. All four counties are current users of Manatron CAMA along with an additional 30 of the 44 counties in that state. Idaho is a new state and target market for Manatron Tax. As noted in previous reports, the Company has obtained approval from the State of Idaho for other counties to order off the same request for proposal (RFP) that was used for the initial counties, which should shorten the sales cycle. These implementations are in process and resulted in approximately $122,000 of revenue recognition for the third quarter. Two of these counties are targeted to go live in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 with the same GRM software the Company is deploying in Gwinnett County, Georgia and Kenai, Alaska. The remaining two are scheduled to go live in fiscal 2 006.

The Company has also made additional progress within its core Ohio market during the third quarter and recognized approximately $900,000 of license and service revenue. Implementations of the Company's Tax and CAMA software began in Champaign County and Mahoning County during the second quarter of fiscal 2005 and implementations in Belmont County and Wood County began in the third quarter. Progress also continues on Cuyahoga, Delaware and Hamilton Counties. The Company expects to recognize a similar amount of license and service revenue from Ohio projects in the fourth quarter.

Appraisal service revenues increased slightly by $104,000 and $127,000 to $2.1 million and $6.2 million for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2005, respectively, versus the comparable prior year periods. The prior year third quarter and nine-month amounts also included $418,000 of appraisal service revenues related to the settlement of the Allegheny County lawsuit noted in previous reports. These revenues vary primarily because of the cyclical nature of this business in Ohio and other markets. The Company has been executing its backlog of appraisal service contracts and is entering the soft part of the sales cycle. This will negatively impact revenues in fiscal 2006 provided the Company is unable to sign additional appraisal service work in other markets such as Florida, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Consistent with prior years, the Company will make the necessary changes to ensure that its costs of appraisal services are in line with anticipated revenues.

The increases in software license and professional services revenues noted above were partially offset by the following decreases in other revenue categories over the comparable prior year periods. First, the Company completed the divestiture of its Judicial product line effective May 31, 2004. This followed the divestiture of the Financial product line effective May 29, 2003. See Note 4 for further details on these transactions. These sales have negatively impacted revenues for the three- and nine-month periods ended January 31, 2005 by approximately $439,000 and $1.5 million, respectively. The prior year third quarter included $459,000 of revenue associated with these product lines, while the current year third quarter only included $20,000 of revenue. The nine months ended January 31, 2004 included $1.8 million of revenue associated with these product lines, while the current nine-month period only included $300,000. These divestitures did however result in substantial one-time gains of $2.2 million and $4.0

million for the nine months ended January 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, as noted in the accompanying statements of income.

Second, hardware and third-party software sales increased by $104,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2005, but decreased by $426,000 for the nine months ended January 31, 2005. The increase in the quarter-over-quarter sales is primarily due to the timing of several lease renewals within the Illinois market, which incorporated new hardware. While the Company offers hardware and third-party software to those clients seeking a total solution from one provider, this will continue to be less of a focus as it is more of a commodity item with low gross margins. In addition, the Company has been pursuing contracts with larger jurisdictions who typically have dedicated staff and other channels to handle their hardware, networking and database requirements.

The decisions to sell the Financial and Judicial product lines so the Company could focus more clearly on its core tax and appraisal business, as well as the decision to transition the Company away from a Value Added Reseller of hardware to a software and solutions provider are in line with the Company's business strategy. Furthermore, if you exclude the revenues related to the divestitures disclosed above, as well as the hardware and third-party software sales from both years, the Company's pro forma net revenues for the three- and nine-month periods ended January 31, 2005 would have increased by 19.8% and 13.0% versus the respective prior fiscal year periods. Hardware and third-party software sales totaled $407,000 and $854,000 for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2005, respectively, and $303,000 and $1,280,000 for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2004, respectively.

Third, the Company has been working as a subcontractor for Unisys for over a year to develop and implement a new Property Tax solution for the City of Baltimore. This is a multi-year project valued at approximately $5 million. The City identified a number of new requirements for the software just prior to the scheduled "go live" date in June 2004, which impacted the project. While the Company has been using the percentage-of-completion method to recognize revenue on this project, the "go live" date was a major milestone that would have triggered the recognition of additional revenue. As a result, no revenue was recognized on this project during the third quarter and only approximately $960,000 was recognized during the nine months ended January 31, 2005. The Company has been working through change orders with Unisys and the City for these additional requirements and has received approval for approximately $600,000 of work, which will result in additional revenue during the fo urth quarter of fiscal 2005 and the first quarter of fiscal 2006. In addition, there is an additional $650,000 of change orders currently in process of being approved that will also positively impact the next several quarters.

Despite the improvements in software license fees and related professional services revenues during the third quarter, total net revenues for the nine-month period were still below the Company's expectations. With the recent major contract wins and the planned upcoming implementation activity noted previously, the Company believes it is likely that the fourth quarter will show continued sequential improvement in both net revenues and operating income. However, sales are still soft, which will negatively impact net revenues in fiscal 2006 and beyond provided the Company is unable to sign additional contracts in the near term. Now that the national election is complete and considering that the majority of local governments in North America are using legacy software and technology for their mission-critical property-tax systems,

the Company expects to see an upswing in purchasing over the next several quarters. Furthermore, a successful delivery of the Gwinnett and other GRM™ projects during fiscal 2006 should allow the company to build significant momentum in the market going forward.

The Company's backlog for software and related services has increased from $15.9 million at April 30, 2004 to $16.3 million as of January 31, 2005. This amount does not include the previously-announced contract recently received from the City of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee that will total $3.2 million over five years. The backlog for appraisal services has decreased from $13.0 million at April 30, 2004 to $8.7 as of January 31, 2005 due to the cyclicality of this business. Recurring maintenance and support revenues currently stand at $15.6 million on an annualized basis or approximately 40% of total revenues.

Cost of revenues increased by 17.8% from $4.8 million to $5.7 million for the quarter ended January 31, 2005 and by 6.2% from $15.4 million to $16.4 million for the nine months ended January 31, 2005. The Company's salaries and benefits associated with those employees who left in connection with the Judicial and Financial product line divestitures noted previously are lower. In addition, costs of hardware and third-party software sales are also lower due to the decrease in the associated revenues noted previously. However, these reductions have been offset by additional costs of revenues related to project managers and other personnel who have been hired in the last year to work on many of the significant new contracts recently awarded and currently underway. Secondly, salaries and benefits for customer service personnel have increased over the prior year quarter and nine-month period, primarily due to annual raises. Thirdly, the Company has had to utilize subcontractors to assist with the execution of the Baltimore project, which has contributed to significant cost overruns on that contract. Finally, software amortization expense has been increasing due to the Company's investments in its new GRM™ suite of software and was $1.1 million for the current nine-month period versus $900,000 for the comparable prior year period.

As a result of the increased cost of revenues, the Company's gross profit margin has decreased slightly to 45% for the three months ended January 31, 2005 compared to 47% for the prior year third quarter. The prior year third quarter included $418,000 of revenue with no associated cost related to the Allegheny settlement discussed in prior filings. Excluding this non-recurring item, the Company's gross profit margin actually increased slightly from 44% to 45%. When you exclude the impact of the Allegheny settlement noted above, the gross profit margin for the nine months ended January 31 were comparable at 42% for both years. Fluctuations in gross margins occur with changes in the mix and amount of revenue; as a large amount of the Company's cost of revenues are fixed. As the Company's revenues grow and the mix continues to positively shift toward more software business, the Company will be able to further leverage its fixed costs and expects to report a blended gross profit margin closer t o 50%.

Selling, general and administrative expenses have increased by approximately 12.7% or $439,000 to $3.9 million for the three months ended January 31, 2005 and by 11.9% or $1.3 million to $11.8 million for the nine months ended January 31, 2005 versus the comparable prior year periods. However, selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended January 31, 2005 were comparable to the amounts incurred for the previous two quarters in fiscal 2005. The increases over the comparable prior year periods are directly related to the Company's additional investment in its sales, marketing and product development activities as noted in prior

reports. In addition, the Company is building an infrastructure capable of supporting $10 to $12 million in quarterly revenues that will also be scalable to higher levels. There have been several new roles created during fiscal 2004 and 2005 within these areas, which has resulted in additional salaries and benefits for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2005. The Company's spending has however been under budget given that its revenue for the first nine months has been below plan.

Sales and marketing expenditures have also increased over the prior year three- and nine-month periods because the Company started investing in its new branding strategy, which is primarily focused on positioning the Company as a single entity with national expertise in the GRM market. The first quarter also included additional costs for attendance and participation in the NACO (National Association of County Officials) and NACTFO (National Association of County Treasurers and Finance Officers) conferences in Phoenix. The second quarter included additional costs for the IAAO (International Association of Assessment Officers) conference in Boston. The Company unveiled this new strategy at these conferences. Included in this was the cost of new trade show booths, a new company logo and other materials, which the Company will be able to leverage in future periods. Finally, the Company has also been incurring costs to update its website and other marketing collaterals.

Administrative expenses have also increased because bad debt expense grew by $544,000 to $175,000 for the nine months ended January 31, 2005 compared to the prior year nine-month period. The current year expense is primarily due to advances associated with a strategic alliance that the Company currently believes are at risk and has therefore reserved accordingly. These amounts will be repaid, pending certain contract awards. The prior year bad debt expense was actually a credit as it included approximately $334,000 of recoveries associated with the Allegheny lawsuit noted previously.

As a result of the factors noted above, the Company reported income from operations of approximately $762,000 and $212,000 for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2005, respectively, compared to operating income of $759,000 and $1.2 million for the prior year respective periods. Operating income for the prior year third quarter and nine-month period included a non-recurring favorable settlement from the Allegheny County lawsuit in the amount of $752,000.

As more fully described in Note 4, the Company recorded non-recurring gains of $2.2 million and $4.0 million for the nine months ended January 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, on the sale of its Judicial and Financial product lines.

Net other income for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2005 was $63,000 and $189,000, respectively. These amounts are comparable to the $57,000 and $191,000 of net other income reported for the respective three- and nine-month periods in the prior year. These amounts primarily consist of interest earned on the Company's cash balances, as well as rental income associated with leasing a portion of its corporate headquarters.

The Company's provision for income taxes generally fluctuates with the level of pretax income. The effective tax rate was 38% for both the three and nine months ended January 31, 2005, compared to 40% for the three months and 33% for the nine months ended January 31, 2004.

The increase in the provision for the nine-month period is due to the inclusion of state tax expense for the current year within the income tax provision, which was not the case in the prior year. In addition, the prior year nine-month provision also included a non-recurring favorable adjustment related to the Company's deferred state tax assets, which lowered the effective tax rate. The Company anticipates the effective tax rate for fiscal 2005 to be in the range of 38% to 40%, inclusive of both federal and state income taxes.

The Company reported net income of $512,000 or $0.12 per diluted share for the third quarter compared to net income of $801,000 or $0.18 per diluted share for the prior fiscal year third quarter. The prior year third quarter includes an after tax non-recurring gain of $312,000 or $0.07 per share related to the sale of the Company's Financial product line. In addition, the prior year third quarter included $752,000 of operating income related to the settlement of the Allegheny County lawsuit noted in previous reports. This non-recurring settlement positively impacted net income by $451,000 or $0.10 per diluted share in that period.

Net income for the nine months was $1.6 million or $0.37 per diluted share, and includes an after tax non-recurring gain of $1.4 million or $0.31 per share related to the sale of the Company's Judicial product line in May 2004. Net income for the nine-month period in the prior fiscal year was $3.6 million or $0.84 per diluted share, and includes an after tax non-recurring gain of $2.7 million or $0.62 per share related to the sale of the Company's Financial product line in May 2003 and the $451,000 or $0.11 per diluted share Allegheny County settlement noted above.

Diluted weighted-average outstanding common shares increased by approximately 76,000 and 147,000 shares for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2005, respectively, over the comparable prior year periods. These increases were primarily due to the issuance of shares in connection with the Company's Stock Plans and the exercise of stock options during the last twelve months.

Financial Condition and Liquidity

At January 31, 2005, the Company had working capital of $11.4 million compared to $10.3 million at April 30, 2004. Both of these levels reflect a current ratio of 1.8. The improvement in working capital is primarily due to the proceeds resulting from the sale of the Judicial product line described in Note 4.

Shareholders' equity at January 31, 2005 increased by $2.1 million to $22.4 million from the balance reported at April 30, 2004 as a result of $276,000 of employee stock purchases, $249,000 of deferred stock compensation expense, $1,645,000 of net income and $7,000 of comprehensive income for the nine months ended January 31, 2005. These increases were offset by $62,000 of Company stock that was repurchased from certain executives to cover the tax consequences of restricted stock vestings and the repurchase of $56,000 of the Company's stock on the market. The comprehensive income is associated with the gains on the Company's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP). The assets of the SERP Plan are held in a Rabbi Trust and therefore included within the Company's Condensed Balance Sheet. Book value per share has increased to $5.09 as of January 31, 2005 from $4.75 at April 30, 2004. Book value per share was calculated by dividing total shareholders' equi ty of $22.4 million by total shares outstanding of 4,389,787, at January 31, 2005.

Net capital expenditures increased by approximately $99,000 or 17.8% to $653,000 for the nine months ended January 31, 2005, compared to $555,000 for the comparable prior year period. The current year increase relates to the relocation of the Company's web farm from Dayton, Ohio to Tampa, Florida. This relocation resulted in an upgrade to state of the art facilities for the Company's web farm, as well as significant improvements in physical security, uninterruptible and redundant power supplies and enhanced fire suppression. In addition, the Company purchased approximately $98,000 of appraisal-related course curriculums and materials in connection with the hiring of a key product management resource in July 2004. The remaining expenditures, as well as prior year expenditures, primarily relate to purchases or upgrades of computer hardware and software used by the Company's development and support personnel.

The Company has continued to invest significantly in its new GRM software suite, as well as its other software products in Indiana, Ohio and Florida. Total research and development costs included in expense were $1.9 million and $5.6 million for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2005, respectively, compared to $1.6 million and $5.2 million of research and development costs included in expense for the respective prior year periods. These amounts include $393,000 and $1,079,000 of software amortization expense for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2005, respectively and $290,000 and $857,000 of amortization expense for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2004, respectively. Software amortization expense is included in cost of sales. In addition, the Company capitalized approximately $514,000 and $1.4 million of software development costs for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2005, respectively compared to $363,000 and $1.2 million that was capital ized for the respective prior year periods.

The Company has applied for patents on its iFramework toolset, which provides a shared technical platform for all Manatron software in the GRM suite and is being built on Microsoft's .NET framework. A major goal is to produce a feature-rich suite of software that can be deployed across the Company's entire client-base and into new geography. The Company has proven that this can be done with its CAMA software as it is running in approximately 300 jurisdictions in over 20 states. Manatron's GRM system is currently being implemented in Gwinnett County, Georgia, Kenai, Alaska, the state of Idaho, the City of Virginia Beach and the state of Arizona. The iFramework toolset will allow the software to be more easily modified to include additional states as the Company enters new markets. A successful delivery of this GRM software and concept starting with Gwinnett County, Georgia will allow the Company to leverage these significant investments across a broader base.

Since the Company's revenues are generated from contracts with local governmental entities, it is not uncommon for certain of its accounts receivable to remain outstanding for approximately three to four months, thereby having a negative impact upon cash flow. On January 14, 2005, the Company entered into a Revolving Credit Loan Agreement ("Agreement") with Comerica Bank, which superseded and replaced the Company's previous Agreement with the Bank dated May 17, 2002. Under this Agreement, the Bank will provide the Company with a $6 million revolving line of credit. The Company's borrowing limit is no longer limited based on the ratio of the Company's funded debt to EBITDA, as was the case under the previous bank Agreement. Any principal outstanding under the Agreement will bear interest at a rate equal to the Bank's prime rate less .5%. The Agreement is unsecured and terminates on August 1, 2007, the date on which payment of any amounts owing under the Agreement are due. The Agreement contains standard

events of default and affirmative and negative covenants, which include the maintenance of financial ratios based on the Company's tangible-net-worth and debt, as well as its current assets and liabilities. As of January 31, 2005, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under its $6 million revolving credit loan agreement.

The Company's cash and investment balances have decreased approximately $2.2 million during the nine months ended January 31, 2005, which is primarily due to the significant investments it is making in its software and new business strategy as well as the timing of the majority of the Company's annual support billings, which are sent out in December and January annually The Company anticipates that its line of credit, together with its existing cash of approximately $7.9 million, and cash generated from future operations will be sufficient for the Company to meet its working capital requirements for at least the next 12 months.

The third quarter of fiscal 2005 was the Company's 14^th consecutive quarter with no bank debt. However, the Company did execute a $1.1 million note payable in connection with its acquisition of VisiCraft Systems, Inc. (see Note 5). Payments of $300,000 are required by the Company on November 1, 2005, 2006 and 2007. The final payment of $208,000 is due on November 1, 2008. All of these payments include interest.

On October 14, 2004, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $500,000 of the Company's common stock over the subsequent 12 months. This was essentially a renewal of the expired one-year repurchase program, which had been approved on October 13, 2003. The Company repurchased 7,000 shares on the open market under this program for $56,000 in December of 2004. Between October 10, 2002 and October 13, 2003, the Company repurchased a total of 59,450 shares of its common stock for approximately $371,000 under the 2002 program.

The Company cannot precisely determine the effect of inflation on its business. The Company continues, however, to experience relatively stable costs for its inventory as the computer hardware market is very competitive. Inflationary price increases related to labor and overhead will have a negative effect on the Company's cash flow and net income to the extent that they cannot be offset through improved productivity and price increases.

The Company's primary market risk exposure is a potential change in interest rates in connection with its revolving credit loan agreement. As of January 31, 2005 there were no borrowings outstanding under this agreement. However, the Company does have the ability to draw on this line of credit, which could result in a potential interest rate risk. Based on the Company's historical borrowings, a change of 1% in interest rates would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position. The Company does not enter into market risk sensitive instruments for trading purposes.

The Company does not believe that there has been a material change in the nature or categories of the primary market risk exposures, or the particular markets that present the primary risk of loss to the Company. As of the date of this report, the Company does not know of or expect any

material changes in the general nature of its primary market risk exposure in the near term. In this discussion, "near term" means a period of one year following the date of the most recent balance sheet contained in this report.

Prevailing interest rates and interest rate relationships are primarily determined by market factors that are beyond the Company's control. All information provided in response to this item consists of forward-looking statements. Reference is made to the section captioned "Forward-Looking Statements" in this report for a discussion of the limitations on the registrant's responsibility for such statements.

As of January 31, 2005, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of January 31, 2005.

There was no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended January 31, 2005 that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION.

The Company is not a party to any material pending legal proceedings other than routine litigation incidental to its business. In the opinion of management, the liabilities resulting from these proceedings, if any, would not be material to the Company's financial position or results of operations.

A summary of the Company's purchases of its common stock during the third quarter of fiscal year 2005 is as follows:

Item 6.

Exhibits.

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report on Form 10-Q:

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*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

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*Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.