Maximus, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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Software Development Costs

Software Development Costs

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Software Development Costs

Software Development Costs

8. Software Development Costs

Software development costs consist of the following (in thousands):

	As of September 30,
	2011			2010
Capitalized software development costs	$	40,798		$	35,648
Less: Accumulated amortization	(14,182		)	(10,933		)
Total Software development costs, net	$	26,616		$	24,715

Capitalized software amortization expense for the years ended September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $5.5 million, $3.4 million and $2.0 million respectively.