CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our reports dated as of the report dates stated below, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the Annual Reports to Shareholders, which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights of the Buying Funds” and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms” in such Registration Statement.
Report Date | Annual | Fund Name | ||
10/22/2012 | 8/31/2012 | Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund | ||
10/22/2012 | 8/31/2012 | Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund I | ||
10/22/2012 | 8/31/2012 | Columbia Emerging Markets Fund | ||
6/8/2012 | 4/30/2012 | Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund | ||
9/21/2012 | 7/31/2012 | Columbia Tax-Exempt Fund |
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 30, 2012
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our reports dated as of the report dates stated below, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the Annual Reports to Shareholders, which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our report for the fund dates stated below, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights appearing in the Annual Report to Shareholders, and the reference to us under the headings “Financial Highlights” and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” appearing in the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information on Form N-1A dated as noted below, which are also incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
Report Date | Annual Shareholder Report Date | N-1A Date | Fund Name | |||
10/22/2012 | 8/31/2012 | Not Applicable | Columbia Frontier Fund | |||
10/24/2012 | 8/31/2012 | Not Applicable | Columbia Diversified Bond Fund | |||
4/20/2012 | 2/29/2012 | 7/1/2012 | Columbia Small Cap Growth Fund II | |||
12/22/2011 | 10/31/2011 | 3/1/2012 | Columbia Massachusetts Tax-Exempt Fund | |||
12/22/2011 | 10/31/2011 | 3/1/2012 | Columbia Connecticut Tax-Exempt Fund | |||
5/22/2012 | 3/31/2012 | 8/1/2012 | Columbia Select Small Cap Fund |
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 30, 2012