EX-23 5 ex-23.txt EXHIBIT 23 EDWARDS Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors SAUER & ------------------------------------------------ OWENS 500 Warner Centre, 332 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 1522 Phone: 412-281-9211 Fax: 412-281-2407 A Professional Corporation www.esocpa.com Direct Dial: CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Directors IBT Bancorp, Inc. 309 Main Street Irwin, PA 15642 We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 pertaining to IBT Bancorp, Inc.'s 2000 Stock Option Plan filed June 30, 2000, of our report dated February 8, 2005, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of IBT Bancorp, Inc. as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, which report is incorporated by reference in the December 31, 2004 annual report on Form 10-K of IBT Bancorp, Inc. /s/ Edwards Sauer & Owens, P.C. Edwards Sauer & Owens, P.C. March 14, 2005 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania