CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated December 21, 2004, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the October 31,
2004 Annual Report to Shareholders of the Columbia Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond
Fund, which are also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial
Highlights" and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in such
Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
September 16, 2005