EX-99.(14) 18 d93339dex9914.htm CONSENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE REGISTRANT Consent of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Registrant

Exhibit (14)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement No. 333-244305 on Form N-14 of our reports dated as indicated in the table below, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of the funds indicated in the table below (the “Funds”), appearing in the Annual Reports on Form N-CSR of the Funds for the years ended indicated in the table below.

 

Funds   Year Ended        Report Date     

BlackRock Strategic Municipal Trust

  April 30, 2020       June 22, 2020    

BlackRock MuniYield Investment Quality Fund

  July 31, 2020       September 22, 2020    

BlackRock Municipal Income Investment Trust

  July 31, 2020       September 22, 2020    

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust II

  August 31, 2020       October 21, 2020    

We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Other Service Providers”, “Financial Highlights” and “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

October 30, 2020