EX-99.(J) 10 d122057dex99j.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM Consent of independent registered accounting firm

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Columbia Acorn Trust of our reports dated February 22, 2021, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appear in the Annual Reports on Form N-CSR of the funds indicated in Appendix A for the year ended December 31, 2020. 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

Minneapolis, Minnesota

April 26, 2021

Appendix A

Fund Name

Columbia Acorn European FundSM

Columbia Acorn® Fund

Columbia Acorn International®

Columbia Acorn International SelectSM

Columbia Acorn USA®

Columbia Thermostat FundSM