Exhibit 14(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of Columbia Funds Series Trust I of our reports dated as listed in Appendix A, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appear in the Annual Reports on Form N-CSR indicated in Appendix A for the years ended as listed in Appendix A. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Financial Highlights”, “Independent Registered Public Accountant”, and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in such Registration Statement.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 30, 2021
Appendix A
Columbia Funds Series Trust I
Fund | Year End | Report Date | ||
Columbia Emerging Markets Fund | 8/31/2020 | 10/23/2020 | ||
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund | 8/31/2020 | 10/23/2020 | ||
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund | 4/30/2021 | 6/22/2021 | ||
Columbia Corporate Income Fund | 4/30/2021 | 6/22/2021 | ||
Columbia Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund | 10/31/2020 | 12/21/2020 | ||
Columbia Strategic Income Fund | 8/31/2020 | 10/23/2020 |
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