Exhibit 23.1 Exhibit 23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent Accountants We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the following registration statements on Forms S-3, S-4 and S-8 of IKON Office Solutions, Inc. of our report dated December 8, 2000 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION NUMBER FILING DATE DESCRIPTION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-66880 March 10, 1980 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 1980 Deferred Compensation Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-75296 December 11, 1982 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 1982 Deferred Compensation Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33-00120 September 6, 1985 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 1985 Deferred Compensation Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33-26732 January 27, 1989 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Non Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan (formerly 1989 Directors' Stock Option Plan) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33-36745 September 10, 1990 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 1991 Deferred Compensation Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33-38193 December 10, 1990 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 1986 Stock Option Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33-54781 July 28, 1994 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Stock Award Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33-56469 November 15, 1994 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33-56471 November 15, 1994 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33-64177 November 14, 1995 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. $750,000,000 Debt Securities, Preferred Stock of Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 333-24931 April 10, 1997 IKON Office Solutions, Inc.10,000,000 Shares of Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 333-47783 March 11, 1998 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Stock Award Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 333-40108 June 26, 2000 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 2000 Non-Employee Directors' Compensation Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 333-40108 June 26, 2000 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 2000 Executive Incentive Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 333-40108 June 26, 2000 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. 2000 Employee Stock Option Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33-55096 June 26, 2000 1993 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33-51134 December 1, 2000 IKON Office Solutions, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Philadelphia, PA December 28, 2000