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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 27, 2000

                                              Registration No.  333-47402

                  U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM N-14

                REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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      Pre-Effective Amendment No.       X Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
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                          (Check appropriate box or boxes)

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                            LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST IV *
                (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                                  617-426-3750

                        (Area Code and Telephone Number)

                   ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02111
                     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                WILLIAM J. BALLOU
                             Liberty Funds Group LLC

                              One Financial Center

                           Boston, Massachusetts 02111

                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

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Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:  As soon as practicable after
this Registration Statement becomes effective.

                            -------------------------

It is  proposed  that this filing will  become  effective  on December  27, 2000
pursuant to Rule 488.

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No filing fee is required because an indefinite number of shares have previously
been registered pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as  amended.  Pursuant  to Rule 429  under  the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement relates to shares previously registered on the aforesaid
Registration Statement.

*On behalf of its Liberty Tax-Exempt Fund series.


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     This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form
N-14 (File No. 333-47402) of Liberty Funds Trust IV, which was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5, 2000 (the "Registration
Statement"), hereby incorporates by reference Part A (Prospectus/Proxy
Statement) and Part B (Statement of Additional Information) of the Registration
Statement.

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Part C.    OTHER INFORMATION
           -----------------

Item 15.   Indemnification

Article VIII of the Registrant's Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended,
provides for  indemnification  of the  Registrant's  Trustees and officers.  The
effect of the relevant section of Article VIII of the Registrant's Agreement and
Declaration of Trust, as amended, is to provide  indemnification for each of the
Registrant's   Trustees  and  officers  against  liabilities  and  counsel  fees
reasonably  incurred in connection  with the defense of any legal  proceeding in
which such  Trustee or officer may be involved by reason of being or having been
a Trustee or officer, except with respect to any matter as to which such Trustee
or officer  shall have been  adjudicated  not to have acted in good faith in the
reasonable  belief  that such  Trustee's  or  officer's  action  was in the best
interest  of the  Registrant,  and except  that no  Trustee or officer  shall be
indemnified against any liability to the Registrant or its shareholders to which
such  Trustee  or  officer  shall  otherwise  be  subject  by reason of  willful
misfeasance,  bad faith,  gross  negligence or reckless  disregard of the duties
involved in the conduct of such Trustee's or officer's office.

Insofar as indemnification  for liabilities  arising under the Securities Act of
1933 (the "Act") may be permitted to Trustees,  officers and controlling persons
of the  Registrant  pursuant to the  foregoing  provisions,  or  otherwise,  the
Registrant  has been advised that in the opinion of the  Securities and Exchange
Commission  such  indemnification  is against  public policy as expressed in the
Act,  and  is,  therefore,   unenforceable.  In  the  event  that  a  claim  for
indemnification  against  such  liabilities  (other  than  the  payment  by  the
Registrant  of expenses  incurred or paid by a Trustee,  officer or  controlling
person of the  Registrant  in the  successful  defense  of any  action,  suit or
proceeding)  is  asserted  by such  Trustee,  officer or  controlling  person in
connection with the securities being registered,  the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit  to a  court  of  appropriate  jurisdiction  the  question  whether  such
indemnification  by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 16.   Exhibits

      (1)(a)     Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust (2)

      (1)(b)     Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement and Declaration of Trust (3)

      (2)        By-Laws as Amended (4/1/99) (3)

      (3)        Not Applicable

      (4)(a)     Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between Liberty
                 Oregon Tax-Free Fund and Liberty Tax-Exempt Fund (6)

      (4)(b)     Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between Liberty
                 Florida Tax-Exempt Fund and Liberty Tax-Exempt Fund (6)

      (4)(c)     Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between Liberty
                 Michigan Tax-Exempt Fund and Liberty Tax-Exempt Fund (6)

      (4)(d)     Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between Liberty
                 Minnesota Tax-Exempt Fund and Liberty Tax-Exempt Fund (6)

      (4)(e)     Form of Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between Liberty
                 North Carolina Tax-Exempt Fund and Liberty Tax-Exempt Fund (6)

      (5)        Article III, Section 4, Article V, Section 1, Article VIII
                 Section 4 and Article IX Sections 1 and 7 of the Agreement and
                 Declaration of Trust, as amended, and Sections 2.1, 2.3 and
                 2.5 of the By-Laws, as amended, each define the rights of
                 shareholders

      (6)(a)     Form of Management Agreement between Liberty Funds Trust IV on
                 behalf of Liberty Tax-Exempt Fund (formerly Colonial Tax-Exempt
                 Fund) and Colonial Management Associates, Inc.(1)

      (6)(b)     Form of Amendment No. 2 to Management Agreement between
                 Liberty Funds Trust IV on behalf of Liberty Tax-Exempt Fund
                 (formerly Colonial Tax-Exempt Fund) and Colonial Management
                 Associates, Inc.(1)

      (7)(a)     Distribution Agreement between the Registrant and Liberty
                 Funds Distributor, Inc. - filed as Exhibit 6.(a) in Part C,
                 Item 24(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the
                 Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust VI
                 (File Nos. 33-45117 and 811-6529), filed with the Commission
                 on or about May 24, 1999, and is hereby incorporated by
                 reference and made a part of this Registration Statement

      (7)(b)     Appendix I to the Distribution Agreement between the Registrant
                 and Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc. - filed as Exhibit (e)(2)
                 in Part C, Item 23 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 to the
                 Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust I
                 (File Nos. 2-41251 & 811-2214), filed with the Commission on
                 or about July 19, 2000, and is hereby incorporated by
                 reference and made a part of this Registration Statement

      (7)(c)     Form of Selling  Agreement - filed as Exhibit 6.(b) in Part C,
                 Item 24(b) of Post-Effective  Amendment No. 49 to the
                 Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust I
                 (File Nos. 2-41251 & 811-2214), filed with the Commission on
                 or about November 20, 1998, and is hereby incorporated by
                 reference and made a part of this Registration Statement

      (7)(d)     Form of Asset Retention Agreement - filed as Exhibit 6.(d) in
                 Part C, Item 24(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the
                 Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust VI
                 (File Nos. 33-45117 and 811-6529), filed with the Commission
                 on or about September  27, 1996, and is hereby incorporated by
                 reference and made a part of this Registration Statement

      (8)        Discussion of trustee  compensation is incorporated by
                 reference   from  the  second   paragraph   under  the
                 sub-caption    "Trustee     Compensation"    in    the
                 Proxy/Prospectus filed herewith.

      (9)(a)     Global Custody Agreement with The Chase Manhattan Bank - filed
                 as Exhibit 8. to Part C, Item 24(b) of Post-Effective Amendment
                 No. 13 to the Registration Statement on Form N1-A of Liberty
                 Funds Trust VI (File Nos. 33-45117 and 811-6529), filed with
                 the Commission on or about October 24, 1997, and is hereby
                 incorporated by reference and made a part of this Registration
                 Statement

      (9)(b)     Amendment No. 13 to Appendix A of Global Custody Agreement with
                 The Chase Manhattan Bank - filed as Exhibit (g)(2) in Part C,
                 Item 23 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 to the Registration
                 Statement on Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust I (File Nos.
                 2-41251 & 811-2214), filed with the Commission on or about
                 July 19, 2000, and is hereby incorporated by reference and made
                 a part of this Registration Statement

      (10)(a)    Rule 12b-1 Distribution Plan - filed as Exhibit (m) in Part C,
                 Item 23 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 to the Registration
                 Statement on Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust I (File Nos.
                 2-41251 & 811-2214), filed with the Commission on or about
                 July 19, 2000, and is hereby incorporated by reference and
                 made a part of this Registration Statement

      (10)(b)    12b-1 Plan Implementing Agreement between the Registrant and
                 Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc. - filed as Exhibit 6.(b) in
                 Part C, Item 24(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the
                 Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust VI
                 (File Nos. 33-45117 and 811-6529), filed with the Commission
                 on or about May 24, 1999, and is hereby incorporated by
                 reference and made a part of this Registration Statement

      (10)(c)    Appendix I to the 12b-1 Plan Implementing Agreement between
                 the Registrant and Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc. - filed as
                 Exhibit (e)(4) in Part C, Item 23 of Post-Effective Amendment
                 No. 63 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Liberty
                 Funds Trust I (File Nos. 2-41251 & 811-2214), filed with the
                 Commission on or about July 19, 2000, and is hereby
                 incorporated by reference and made a part of this Registration
                 Statement

      (10)(d)    Plan pursuant to Rule 18f-3(d) under the Investment Company Act
                 of 1940 - filed as Exhibit (o) in Part C, Item 23 of
                 Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 to the Registration Statement
                 on Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust I (File Nos. 2-41251 &
                 811-2214), filed with the Commission on or about July 19, 2000,
                 and is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this
                 Registration Statement

      (11)(a)    Opinion and Consent of Counsel of Ropes & Gray (Liberty Oregon
                 Tax-Free Fund) (6)

      (11)(b)    Opinion and Consent of Counsel of Ropes & Gray (Liberty Florida
                 Tax-Exempt Fund) (6)

      (11)(c)    Opinion and Consent of Counsel of Ropes & Gray (Liberty
                 Michigan Tax-Exempt Fund) (6)

      (11)(d)    Opinion and Consent of Counsel of Ropes & Gray (Liberty
                 Minnesota Tax-Exempt Fund) (6)

      (11)(e)    Opinion and Consent of Counsel of Ropes & Gray (Liberty North
                 Carolina Tax-Exempt Fund) (6)

      (12)(a)    Opinion  and  Consent of Counsel  on Tax  Matters  and
                 Consequences  to  Shareholders  of  Ropes & Gray  with
                 respect to the  Acquisition of Liberty Oregon Tax-Free Fund (6)

      (12)(b)    Opinion  and  Consent of Counsel  on Tax  Matters  and
                 Consequences  to  Shareholders  of  Ropes & Gray  with
                 respect  to  the   Acquisition   of  Liberty   Florida
                 Tax-Exempt Fund (6)

      (12)(c)    Opinion  and  Consent of Counsel  on Tax  Matters  and
                 Consequences  to  Shareholders  of  Ropes & Gray  with
                 respect  to  the   Acquisition  of  Liberty   Michigan
                 Tax-Exempt Fund (6)

      (12)(d)    Opinion  and  Consent of Counsel  on Tax  Matters  and
                 Consequences  to  Shareholders  of  Ropes & Gray  with
                 respect  to  the  Acquisition  of  Liberty   Minnesota
                 Tax-Exempt Fund (6)

      (12)(e)    Opinion and Consent of Counsel on Tax Matters and Consequences
                 to Shareholders of Ropes & Gray with respect to the Acquisition
                 of Liberty North Carolina Tax-Exempt Fund (6)

      (13)       Not Applicable

      (14)(a)    Consent of Independent Accountants (PWC)

      (14)(b)    Consent of Independent Auditors (E&Y)

      (14)(c)    Consent of Independent Accountants (KPMG)

      (15)       Not Applicable


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      (16)(a)    Power of Attorney for: Tom Bleasdale, Lora S. Collins, James E.
                 Grinnell, Richard W. Lowry, Salvatore Macera, William E. Mayer,
                 James L. Moody, Jr., John J. Neuhauser, Thomas E. Stitzel and
                 Anne-Lee Verville - filed with Part C, Item 23 of Post-
                 Effective Amendment No. 62 to the Registration Statement on
                 Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust I (File Nos. 2-41251 and
                 811-2214), filed with the Commission on or about May 17, 2000
                 and is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of
                 this Registration Statement

      (16)(b)    Power of Attorney for Joseph R. Palombo - filed with Part C,
                 Item 23 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration
                 Statement on Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust V (File Nos.
                 33-12109 and 811-5030), filed with the Commission  on or about
                 August 31, 2000 and is hereby incorporated by reference and
                 made a part of this Registration Statement

      (17)(a)    Amended  and  Restated  Shareholders'   Servicing  and
                 Transfer Agent Agreement as amended - filed as Exhibit 9(b) to
                 Part C, Item 24(b) of Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the
                 Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust VI
                 (File  Nos.  33-45117  and 811-6529),  filed  with  the
                 Commission on or about September  27,  1996,  and is hereby
                 incorporated  by reference  and  made  a  part  of  this
                 Registration Statement

      (17)(b)    Amendment No. 18 to Schedule A of Amended and Restated
                 Shareholders' Servicing and Transfer Agent Agreement as
                 amended - filed as Exhibit (h)(2) in Part C, Item 23 of
                 Post-Effective Amendment No. 62 to the Registration Statement
                 on Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust I (File Nos. 2-41251 and
                 811-2214), filed with the Commission on or about May 17, 2000,
                 and is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part
                 of this Registration Statement

      (17)(c)    Amendment No. 23 to Appendix I of Amended and Restated
                 Shareholders' Servicing and Transfer Agent Agreement as
                 amended - filed as Exhibit (h)(3) in Part C, Item 23 of
                 Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 to the Registration Statement
                 on Form N-1A of Liberty Funds Trust I (File Nos. 2-41251 &
                 811-2214), filed with the Commission on or about July 19, 2000,
                 and is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of
                 this Registration Statement

      (17)(d)    Pricing and  Bookkeeping  Agreement - filed as Exhibit 9(b)
                 in Part C, Item 24(b) of Post-Effective Amendment
                 No. 10 to the  Registration  Statement of Form N-1A of
                 Liberty  Funds  Trust  VI  (File  Nos.   33-45117  and
                 811-6529)  Filed  with  the  Commission  on  or  about
                 September  27,  1996,  and is hereby  incorporated  by
                 reference and made a part of this Registration Statement


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      (17)(e)    Amendment  to  Appendix I of Pricing  and  Bookkeeping
                 Agreement - filed as Exhibit (h)(5) in Part C, Item 23
                 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 to the Registration
                 Statement on Form N-1A of Liberty  Funds Trust I (File
                 Nos. 2-41251 & 811-2214), filed with the Commission on
                 or about July 19, 2000, and is hereby  incorporated by
                 reference  and  made  a  part  of  this   Registration
                 Statement

      (17)(f)    Amended and  Restated  Credit  Agreement  with Bank of
                 America - filed as  Exhibit  (h)(8) in Part C, Item 23
                 of   Post-Effective   Amendment   No.   110   to   the
                 Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of Liberty  Funds
                 Trust III (File Nos. 2-15184 and 811-881),  filed with
                 the  Commission  on or about August 12,  1999,  and is
                 hereby incorporated by reference and made part of this
                 Registration Statement

      (17)(g)    Amendment  dated  June  30,  2000 to the  Amended  and
                 Restated  Credit  Agreement with Bank of America filed
                 as Exhibit (h)(8) in Part C, Item 23 of Post-Effective
                 Amendment  No. 115 to the  Registration  Statement  on
                 Form  N-1A of  Liberty  Funds  Trust  III  (File  Nos.
                 2-15184 and 811-881),  filed with the Commission on or
                 about October 4, 2000, and is hereby  incorporated  by
                 reference  and  made  a  part  of  this   Registration
                 Statement

      (17)(h)    Code of Ethics of The Liberty Funds, Colonial Management
                 Associates, Inc. and Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc. - filed
                 in Part C, Item 23 of Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the
                 Registration Statement of Liberty Funds Trust V, (File Nos.
                 33-12109 and 811-5030), filed with the Commission on or about
                 August 31, 2000, and is hereby incorporated and made a part of
                 this Registration Statement

      (17)(i)    Form of Proxy Card and Proxy Insert (Oregon Fund)(6)

      (17)(j)    Form of Proxy Card and Proxy Insert (Florida Fund)(6)

      (17)(k)    Form of Proxy Card and Proxy Insert (Michigan Fund)(6)

      (17)(l)    Form of Proxy Card and Proxy Insert (Minnesota Fund)(6)

      (17)(m)    Form of Proxy Card and Proxy Insert (North Carolina)(6)

      (17)(n)    The following documents, each filed via EDGAR and listed with
                 their filing accession number, are incorporated by reference
                 into the Proxy/Prospectus and the Statement of Additional
                 Information for the funds referenced below:

o    The   Prospectus   of   the   National Fund   dated   April   1,   2000  -
     0000883163-00-000022

o    As supplemented on August 18, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000181

o    As supplemented on October 23, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000279

o    As supplemented on October 26, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000322

o    The  Prospectus  of  each of the  Florida  Fund,  the  Michigan  Fund,  the
     Minnesota   Fund  and  the  North  Carolina  Fund  dated  June  1,  2000  -
     0000021832-00-000096

o    As supplemented on June 23, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000114

o    As supplemented on September 12, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000230

o    As supplemented on October 23, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000279

o    As supplemented on October 26, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000322

o    The   Prospectus   of   the   Oregon   Fund   dated   March   1,   2000   -
     0000276716-00-000014

o    As supplemented on June 23, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000114

o    As supplemented on and August 1, 2000 - 0000883163-00-000069

o    As supplemented on October 23, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000279

o    As supplemented on October 26, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000322

o    The Statement of Additional  Information  of each of the Florida Fund,  the
     Michigan Fund, the Minnesota Fund and the North Carolina Fund dated June 1,
     2000 - 0000021832-00-000096

o    As supplemented on June 23, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000114

o    As supplemented on August 21, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000188

o    As supplemented on October 23, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000279

o    The Statement of Additional  Information  of the Oregon Fund dated March 1,
     2000 - 0000276716-00-000014

o    As supplemented on June 23, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000114

o    As supplemented on August 21, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000188

o    As supplemented on October 23, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000279

o    The Statement of Additional Information of the National Fund dated April 1,
     2000 - 0000883163-00-000022

o    As supplemented on June 23, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000114

o    As supplemented on August 18, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000181

o    As supplemented on October 23, 2000 - 0000021832-00-000279

o    The Report of Independent  Accountants and financial statements included in
     the Annual  Report to  Shareholders  of the Florida Fund dated  January 31,
     2000 - 0000950135-00-001940

o    The Report of Independent  Accountants and financial statements included in
     the Annual  Report to  Shareholders  of the Michigan Fund dated January 31,
     2000 - 0000950135-00-001965

o    The Report of Independent  Accountants and financial statements included in
     the Annual Report to  Shareholders  of the Minnesota Fund dated January 31,
     2000 - 0000950156-00-000217

o    The Report of Independent  Accountants and financial statements included in
     the Annual Report to  Shareholders of the North Carolina Fund dated January
     31, 2000 - 0000950135-00-001939

o    The financial statements included in the Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders
     of the Florida Fund dated July 31, 2000 - 0000950135-00-005258

o    The financial statements included in the Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders
     of the Michigan Fund dated July 31, 2000 - 0000950135-00-005255

o    The financial statements included in the Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders
     of the Minnesota Fund dated July 31, 2000 - 0000950156-00-00049

o    The financial statements included in the Semi-Annual Report to Shareholders
     of the North Carolina Fund dated July 31, 2000 - 0000950135-00-005259

o    The Report of Independent  Accountants and financial statements included in
     the Annual Report to Shareholders of the Oregon Fund dated October 31, 1999
     - 0000950146-00-000038

o    The financial  statements  included in the Oregon Fund's Semi-Annual Report
     to Shareholders dated April 30, 2000 - 0000950135-00-003559

o    The Report of Independent  Accountants and financial statements included in
     the Annual Report to  Shareholders  of the National Fund dated November 30,
     1999 - 0000950156-00-000051

o    The financial statements included in the National Fund's Semi-Annual Report
     to Shareholders dated May 31, 2000 - 0001005477-00-006915

o    The Statement of Additional Information of the National Fund dated November
     17, 2000 relating to the Acquisitions.

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(1)      Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 42 on Form N-1A,  filed with the Securities and
         Exchange Commission on March 22, 1996.

(2)      Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 46 on Form N-1A,  filed with the Securities and
         Exchange Commission on July 31, 1997.

(3)      Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 54 on Form N-1A,  filed with the Securities and
         Exchange Commission on May 26, 1999.

(4)      Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 58 on Form N-1A,  filed with the Securities and
         Exchange Commission on February 18, 2000.

(5)      Incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Post-Effective
         Amendment No. 59 on Form N-1A,  filed with the Securities and
         Exchange Commission on March 17, 2000.

(6)      Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement
         on Form N-14 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or
         about October 5, 2000.

Item 17.   Undertakings

           (1)  The  undersigned  Registrant  agrees  that  prior to any  public
                reoffering  of the  securities  registered  through the use of a
                prospectus which is a part of this Registration Statement by any
                person or party who is deemed to be an  underwriter  within  the
                meaning of Rule 145(c) of the  Securities  Act,  the  reoffering
                prospectus  will  contain  the  information  called  for  by the
                applicable  registration form for reofferings by persons who may
                be deemed  underwriters,  in addition to the information  called
                for by the other items of the applicable form.

           (2)  The undersigned  Registrant agrees that every prospectus that is
                filed  under  paragraph  (1) above will be filed as a part of an
                amendment to this  Registration  Statement  and will not be used
                until the amendment is effective,  and that, in determining  any
                liability  under the 1933  Act,  each  post-effective  amendment
                shall  be  deemed  to be a new  registration  statement  for the
                securities  offered therein,  and the offering of the securities
                at that  time  shall  be  deemed  to be the  initial  bona  fide
                offering of them.


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                                     NOTICE

A copy of the  Agreement  and  Declaration  of Trust of Liberty  Funds  Trust IV
(Trust),  as  amended,  is on file with the  Secretary  of The  Commonwealth  of
Massachusetts  and notice is hereby given that this  Registration  Statement has
been executed on behalf of the Trust by officers of the Trust as officers and by
its Trustees as trustees and not individually, and the obligations of or arising
out of this  Registration  Statement  are not binding upon any of the  Trustees,
officers or shareholders of the Trust individually but are binding only upon the
assets and property of Liberty Funds Trust IV.


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                                   SIGNATURES

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration  Statement has been
signed on behalf of the  Registrant,  in the City of Boston and  Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, on the 27th day of November, 2000.

                                                 LIBERTY FUNDS TRUST IV

                                                      By:/s/STEPHEN E. GIBSON
                                             ---------------------------------
                                                       Stephen E. Gibson
                                                       President

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration  Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURE                         TITLE                            DATE
---------                         -----                            ----



/s/STEPHEN E. GIBSON           President (chief              November 27, 2000
-----------------              executive officer)
Stephen E. Gibson



/s/JOSEPH R. PALOMBO   Principal Accounting Officer and
-----------------      Principal Financial Officer           November 27, 2000
Joseph R. Palombo


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/s/TOM BLEASDALE*             Trustee
------------------
   Tom Bleasdale

/s/LORA S. COLLINS*           Trustee
-------------------
   Lora S. Collins

/s/JAMES E. GRINNELL*         Trustee
---------------------
   James E. Grinnell

/s/RICHARD W. LOWRY*          Trustee
--------------------
   Richard W. Lowry

/s/SALVATORE MACERA*          Trustee
--------------------
   Salvatore Macera

                                                         */s/ WILLIAM J. BALLOU
                                                         ----------------------
                                                             William J. Ballou
/s/WILLIAM E. MAYER*          Trustee                         Attorney-in-fact
--------------------
   William E. Mayer                                          For each Trustee
                                                              November 27, 2000


/s/JAMES L. MOODY, JR. *      Trustee
------------------------
   James L. Moody, Jr.



/s/JOHN J. NEUHAUSER*         Trustee
---------------------
   John J. Neuhauser

/s/JOSEPH R. PALOMBO*         Trustee
---------------------
   Joseph R. Palombo

/s/THOMAS E. STITZEL*         Trustee
---------------------
   Thomas E. Stitzel

/s/ANNE-LEE VERVILLE*         Trustee
---------------------
   Anne-Lee Verville


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

(14)(a)        Consent of Independent Accountants (PWC)

(14)(b)        Consent of Independent Auditors (E&Y)

(14)(c)        Consent of Independent Accountants (KPMG)



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