COLONIAL TRUST IV, 497J, 1998-04-01

COLONIAL TRUST IV
497J, 1998-04-01

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Colonial
Mutual Funds
One Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts
02111-2621
617-426-3750

April 1, 1998

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:      Colonial Trust IV (the "Trust")
           Colonial Tax-Exempt Fund
           Colonial Tax-Exempt Insured Fund
           Colonial Intermediate Tax Exempt Fund(the "Funds")
         File Nos. 811-2865 & 2-62492

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended,  please accept this letter as certification  that the Funds' Prospectus
and Statement of Additional  Information dated March 30, 1998 do not differ from
that  contained in  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 48 (the  "Amendment")  to the
Trust's   Registration   Statement  on  Form  N-1A.   The  Amendment  was  filed
electronically on March 30, 1998.

Very truly yours,

COLONIAL TRUST IV



By: Ellen Harrington
      Assistant Secretary


cc:       M. Muller (5)
          M. Telman
          D. Young (2)
          G. Swayze
          B. Loring
          B. Hartford