OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0578 Expires: May 31, 2006 Estimated average burden hours per response..... 20.0 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-Q CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES Investment Company Act file number 811-21448 Pioneer Tax Advantaged Balanced Trust (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 (Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP code) Dorothy E. Bourassa, Pioneer Investment Management, Inc., 60 State Street, Boston, MA 02109 (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 742-7825 Date of fiscal year end: November 30 Date of reporting period: August 31, 2005 Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to Rule 30b1-5under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles. A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507. ITEM 1. Schedule of Investments. Pioneer Tax Advantaged Balanced Trust SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS 8/31/05 (unaudited) Principal Amount USD ($) Value TAX EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS - 74.8% of Net Assets Alabama - 2.9% 6,990,000Birmingham Waterworks & Sewer Revenue, 5.0%, 1/1/43 $ 7,285,607 5,000,000Huntsville Health Care Authority Revenue, 5.75%, 6/ 5,387,900 $ 12,673,507 Arizona - 2.3% 10,285,000Mila County Industrial Development Authority, 5.55% $ 5,862,450 1,000,000Maricopa County Hospital Revenue, 5.0%, 4/1/35 1,016,250 1,000,000Pima County Industrial Development Authority, 6.375 1,029,350 1,000,000Pima County Industrial Development Authority, 6.75% 1,041,330 1,000,000Pima County Industrial Development Authority, 7.5%, 1,039,060 $ 9,988,440 California - 2.3% 1,000,000California Health Facilities Authority Revenue, 5.2 $ 1,060,840 4,000,000Del Mar Race Track Authority Revenue, 5.0%, 8/15/25 4,151,960 4,000,000Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., 6.75%, 6 4,611,280 $ 9,824,080 Connecticut - 1.6% 4,190,000Connecticut State Development Authority Pollution C $ 4,552,016 1,000,000Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities A 1,079,930 1,500,000Mohegan Tribe Indians Gaming Authority, 5.25%, 1/1/ 1,514,100 $ 7,146,046 District of Columbia - 1.0% 4,000,000District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing C $ 4,464,160 Florida - 2.1% 5,000,000Highlands County Health Facilities Authority Revenu $ 5,537,850 1,100,000Madison County First Mortgage Revenue, 6.0%, 7/1/25 1,096,227 2,025,000Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority, 5.375%, 11 2,053,249 500,000 Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority, 6.7%, 11/1 554,880 $ 9,242,206 Georgia - 2.4% 5,000,000Burke County Development Authority Revenue, 4.75%, $ 5,072,800 2,500,000Milledgeville-Baldwin County Development Authority 2,661,875 2,500,000Milledgeville-Baldwin County Development Authority 2,659,950 $ 10,394,625 Illinois - 3.8% 3,000,000Chicago Illinois General Obiligation, 5.0%, 1/1/28 $ 3,171,450 4,580,000Illinois Development Finance Authority Revenue, 5.2 4,844,129 5,000,000Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, 5,212,350 2,000,000Illinois Finance Authority Revenue, 5.5%, 8/15/43 2,172,600 1,130,000Illinois Health Facilities Authority Revenue, 6.375 1,130,000 $ 16,530,529 Indiana - 2.3% 4,135,000Indiana State Development Finance Authority Revenue $ 4,389,178 5,100,000Indiana Transportation Finance Authority Highway Re 5,377,542 $ 9,766,720 Kansas - 0.8% 3,000,000Wyandotte County Unified Government Utility System $ 3,506,790 Louisiana - 2.0% 8,335,000Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/39 $ 8,861,939 Maryland - 0.6% 2,500,000Maryland State Health & Higher Educational Faciliti $ 2,610,850 Massachusetts - 4.9% 2,000,000Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Autho $ 2,111,220 5,000,000Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Autho 5,057,800 1,550,000Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Autho 1,571,824 1,600,000Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Autho 1,656,240 2,120,000Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Autho 2,184,618 900,000 Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Autho 982,251 2,750,000Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Autho 3,021,535 500,000 Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency, 5.5 509,645 1,100,000Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency, 5.6 1,168,629 1,000,000Massachusetts State Development Finance Agency, 5.7 1,062,330 2,000,000University of Massachusetts Building Authority Proj 2,186,960 $ 21,513,052 Michigan - 2.0% 5,000,000Macomb County Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, 5 $ 5,094,600 2,000,000Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, 2,028,700 1,000,000Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, 1,021,860 695,000 Pontiac Hospital Finance Authority Revenue, 6.0%, 8 695,083 $ 8,840,243 Minnesota - 0.9% 2,000,000Duluth Economic Development Authority Health Care F $ 2,107,360 1,500,000Duluth Economic Development Authority Health Care F 1,574,055 $ 3,681,415 Missouri - 0.4% 1,720,000Missouri State Health & Educational Authority Healt $ 1,826,434 Montana - 2.1% 1,000,000Montana Finance Authority Hospital Facilities Reven $ 1,033,570 8,000,000Montana Health Facility Authority Revenue, RIB, 7.9 8,128,160 $ 9,161,730 Nebraska - 1.0% 4,000,000Nebraska Investment Finance Authority Revenue, RIB, $ 4,440,640 Nevada - 2.2% 3,000,000Clark County Industrial Development Revenue, 5.5%, $ 2,999,760 1,500,000Henderson Nevada Health Care Facilities Revenue, 5. 1,627,470 5,000,000Washoe County Water Facility Revenue, 5.0%, 3/1/36 5,097,300 $ 9,724,530 New Hampshire - 0.7% 2,000,000New Hampshire Business Finance Authority Revenue, 6 $ 1,992,720 1,000,000New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authori 1,072,910 $ 3,065,630 New Jersey - 3.9% 1,250,000Camden County Improvement Authority Revenue, 5.75%, $ 1,335,488 710,000 New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue, 727,970 1,230,000New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue, 1,266,654 1,500,000New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authori 1,402,095 5,000,000New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authori 5,243,750 3,500,000New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authori 3,604,300 3,000,000Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., 6.25%, 6/1/43 3,394,530 $ 16,974,787 New Mexico - 0.6% 1,000,000Dona Ana County PILT Revenue, 5.25%, 12/1/25 $ 1,077,350 1,500,000Farmington New Mexico Hospital Revenue, 5.0%, 6/1/2 1,561,365 $ 2,638,715 New York - 5.0% 2,000,000Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency Reven $ 2,201,600 1,000,000New York City Industrial Development Agency, 5.0%, 1,066,080 1,000,000New York City Industrial Development Agency, 5.25%, 1,099,220 8,820,000New York City Transitional Finance Authority Revenu 7,065,173 5,000,000Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Revenue, 5. 5,284,300 4,900,000Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, 5.25%, 11/15/ 5,320,959 $ 22,037,332 North Carolina - 1.5% 3,000,000North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Re $ 3,157,890 1,000,000North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency St 1,045,340 1,000,000North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency St 1,039,880 1,000,000North Carolina Medical Care Commission Health Care 1,040,970 $ 6,284,080 Ohio - 1.4% 2,000,000Cleveland Airport Special Revenue, 5.7%, 12/1/19 $ 1,740,140 3,000,000Columbus City School District, 5.0%, 12/1/32 3,191,670 1,000,000Hamilton County Hospital Facilities Revenue, 5.125% 1,069,810 $ 6,001,620 Oregon - 0.7% 2,935,000Oregon State Housing & Community Services Department Multi-Family Revenue, 6.0%, 7/1/31 $ 3,047,381 Pennsylvania - 2.8% 5,000,000Pennsylvania State Turnpike Commission Oil Franchis $ 5,297,600 3,000,000Sayre Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue, 5.8 3,228,900 280,000 Scranton-Lackawanna Health and Welfare Authority Ho 271,620 700,000 Scranton-Lackawanna Health and Welfare Authority Ho 659,729 460,000 Scranton-Lackawanna Health and Welfare Authority Ho 427,860 2,165,000Swarthmore Borough Authority College Revenue, 5.0%, 2,256,493 $ 12,142,202 Puerto Rico - 3.9% 8,000,000Puerto Rico Commonwealth Highway & Transportation A $ 8,476,720 5,000,000Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue, 5.2 5,387,650 3,000,000Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp., 5.75%, 8/1/27 3,329,340 $ 17,193,710 Rhode Island - 1.1% 1,545,000Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., 6.125%, 6/1/32 $ 1,639,770 3,100,000Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., 6.25%, 6/1/42 3,350,728 $ 4,990,498 South Carolina - 4.1% 6,000,000Berkeley County School District Installment Lease, $ 6,200,280 5,000,000Florence County Hospital Revenue, 5.25%, 11/1/34 5,392,600 3,500,000Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., Ho 3,714,655 2,500,000South Carolina Jobs Economic Development Authority 2,663,300 $ 17,970,835 Tennessee - 0.6% 2,500,000Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Hospital Revenue, 6.5%, 4/15/31 $ 2,681,750 Texas - 2.8% 1,552,000Houston Housing Financing Corp., 6.25%, 9/20/31 $ 1,684,913 2,750,000Lower Colorado River Authority, 5.0%, 5/15/31 2,870,698 1,711,000Panhandle Regional Housing Finance Corp., 6.6%, 7/2 1,892,623 3,000,000Richardson Hospital Authority, 6.0%, 12/1/34 3,250,050 1,000,000Seguin Higher Education Facilities Corp. Revenue, 5 1,006,480 1,500,000Texas State Student Housing Revenue, 6.5%, 9/1/34 1,592,685 $ 12,297,449 Vermont - 0.3% 1,295,000Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Ag $ 1,369,747 Virginia - 1.3% 1,500,000Prince William County Industrial Development Hospit $ 1,589,175 3,925,000Prince William County Industrial Development Hospit 4,173,256 $ 5,762,431 Washington - 4.5% 8,000,000King County Washington Sewer Revenue, 5.0%, 1/1/35 $ 8,406,640 3,000,000Spokane County General Obligation, 5.0%, 12/1/33 3,149,070 7,000,000Tobacco Settlement Authority Revenue, 6.625%, 6/1/3 7,851,690 $ 19,407,400 West Virginia - 1.2% 5,000,000Monongalia County Building Commission Hospital Reve $ 5,211,400 Wisconsin - 0.8% 3,500,000Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Aut $ 3,624,635 TOTAL TAX-EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS (Cost $308,002,854) (d) $ 326,899,538 Shares COMMON STOCKS - 32.7% of Net Assets Materials - 2.0% Commodity Chemicals - 0.3% 44,780 Lyondell Chemical Co. $ 1,155,324 Diversified Chemicals - 1.3% 83,000 Eastman Chemical Co. $ 3,981,510 94,000 Olin Corp. 1,755,920 $ 5,737,430 Construction Materials - 0.0% 3,950 Monarch Cement Co. $ 98,355 Diversified Metals & Mining - 0.4% 39,800 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. $ 1,678,366 Steel - 0.0% 200 Worthington Industries, Inc. $ 3,620 Total Materials $ 8,673,095 Automobiles & Components - 0.3% Automobile Manufacturers - 0.3% 40,000 General Motors Corp. $ 1,367,600 Total Automobiles & Components $ 1,367,600 Consumer Durables & Apparel - 1.3% Home Furnishings - 0.5% 50,000 Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. $ 948,000 48,386 Kimball International, Inc. 611,599 33,700 Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co. 407,770 $ 1,967,369 Housewares & Specialties - 0.8% 166,444 Tupperware Corp. $ 3,648,452 Total Consumer Durables & Apparel $ 5,615,821 Consumer Services - 0.6% Specialized Consumer Services - 0.6% 200,227 ServiceMaster Co. $ 2,751,119 Total Consumer Services $ 2,751,119 Media - 0.3% Movies & Enterainment - 0.3% 72,487 Regal Entertainment Group $ 1,417,121 Total Media $ 1,417,121 Food & Staples Retailing - 0.5% Food Retail - 0.5% 140,947 Lance, Inc. $ 2,396,099 Total Food & Staples Retailing $ 2,396,099 Food, Beverage & Tobacco - 3.9% Tobacco - 3.9% 76,000 Altria Group, Inc. $ 5,373,200 172,872 Loews Corp. - Carolina Group 6,674,588 33,000 Reynolds American, Inc. 2,770,020 56,000 UST, Inc. 2,383,360 Total Food Beverage & Tobacco $ 17,201,168 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology - 3.0% Pharmaceuticals - 3.0% 281,215 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. $ 6,881,331 216,536 Merck & Co., Inc. 6,112,811 Total Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology $ 12,994,142 Banks - 3.9% Diversified Banks - 0.3% 28,642 Wachovia Corp. $ 1,421,216 Regional Banks - 3.1% 78,200 FirstMerit Corp. $ 2,186,472 81,550 KeyCorp 2,700,936 90,000 National City Corp. 3,296,700 67,800 Regions Financial Corp. 2,218,416 222,700 TrustCo Bank Corp., NY 2,961,910 $ 13,364,434 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.5% 50,000 Washington Mutual, Inc. $ 2,079,000 Total Banks $ 16,864,650 Telecommunication Services - 4.2% Integrated Telecommunication Services - 4.2% 257,900 AT&T Corp. $ 5,075,472 182,750 BellSouth Corp. 4,804,498 161,000 Citizens Communications Co. 2,196,040 260,000 SBC Communications, Inc. 6,260,800 Total Telecommunication Services $ 18,336,810 Utilities - 12.7% Electric Utilities - 5.9% 137,135 Ameren Corp. $ 7,532,826 138,400 Empire District Electric Co. 3,287,000 54 Exelon Corp. 2,910 74,383 Great Plains Energy, Inc. 2,312,567 134,112 NSTAR 3,964,351 64,000 PG&E Corp. 2,401,280 179,000 Southern Co. 6,157,600 $ 25,658,534 Gas Utilities - 1.2% 172,185 Atmos Energy Corp. $ 5,094,954 Multi-Utilities - 3.6% 200,000 Consolidated Edison, Inc. $ 9,382,000 167,249 KeySpan Corp. 6,383,894 $ 15,765,894 Independent Power Producers & Energy Trades - 2.0% 303,253 Duke Energy Corp. $ 8,791,304 Total Utilities $ 55,310,686 TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $133,913,933) $ 142,928,311 NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 29.1% of Net Assets Energy - 1.2% Oil & Gas Exploration & Production- 1.2% 49,300 Apache Corp., Series B, 5.68% $ 5,054,793 Total Energy $ 5,054,793 Banks - 9.8% Diversified Banks - 2.8% 94,000 Bank of America Corp., Series VI, 6.75% $ 4,998,920 27,000 Fleet Capital Trust VII, 7.2% 679,552 200,000 Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Series L, 5.75% 4,948,000 55,000 Wachovia Preferred Funding Corp., Series A, 7.25% 1,582,900 $ 12,209,372 Regional Banks - 0.8% 30,000 Bank One Capital V, 8.0% 759,125 105,000 Bank One Capital VI, 7.2% 2,681,740 $ 3,440,865 Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 6.2% 21,500 Countrywide Capital IV, 6.75% $ 554,229 201,000 Fannie Mae, Series L, 5.125% 9,165,600 114,000 Fannie Mae, Series M, 4.75% 4,845,000 100,000 Fannie Mae, Series N, 5.5% 4,785,000 57,000 Freddie Mac, 5.81% 3,010,170 39,000 Freddie Mac, Series F, 5.0% 1,755,000 58,000 Freddie Mac, Series K, 5.79% 2,934,800 $ 27,049,799 Total Banks $ 42,700,036 Diversified Financials - 6.4% Other Diversified Financial Services - 2.5% 55,000 Citigroup Inc., Series G, 6.213% $ 2,838,000 81,500 Citigroup Inc., Series M, 5.864% 4,197,250 150,000 JP Morgan Chase Capital Trust XVI, 6.35% 3,814,500 $ 10,849,750 Consumer Finance - 0.7% 18,000 MBNA Capital, Series D, 8.125% $ 475,679 50,000 SLM Holding Corp., Series A, 6.97% 2,792,500 $ 3,268,179 Investment Banking & Brokerage - 3.2% 57,000 Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., Series F, 5.72% $ 2,941,200 40,000 Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., Series G, 5.49% 2,020,000 100,000 Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 6.5% 2,624,000 19,000 Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Series C, 5.94% 983,250 30,000 Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Series D, 5.67% 1,507,500 65,000 Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust IV, 7.12% 1,703,072 87,000 Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust V, 7.28% 2,290,162 $ 14,069,184 Total Diversified Financials $ 28,187,113 Insurance - 3.9% Life & Health Insurance - 0.3% 50,000 Scottish Re Group Ltd., 7.25% $ 1,266,500 Property & Casualty Insurance - 2.7% 110,000 ACE Ltd., Series C, 7.8% $ 2,935,900 161,000 Berkley W.R. Capital Trust II, 6.75% 4,035,252 70,000 St. Paul Capital Trust I, 7.6% 1,794,556 109,000 XL Capital, Ltd., Series B, 7.625% 2,864,520 $ 11,630,228 Reinsurance - 0.9% 170,500 RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd., Series C, 6.08% $ 4,092,000 Total Insurance $ 16,988,728 Real Estate - 3.9% Real Estate Investment Trusts - 3.2% 15,000 Brandywine Realty Trust, Series C, 7.5% $ 382,500 34,500 Brandywine Realty Trust, Series D, 7.375% 881,475 27,000 Equity Office Properties Trust, Series G, 7.75% 710,370 92,000 Home Properties New York, Inc., Series F, 9.0% 2,484,000 40,000 Prologis Trust, Series G, 6.75% 1,020,000 128,000 PS Business Parks, Inc., Series H, 7.0% 3,206,400 32,440 PS Business Parks, Inc., Series I, 6.875% 798,024 35,480 Public Storage, Inc., Series T, 7.625% 929,576 44,400 Regency Centers Corp., 6.7% 1,105,560 94,000 Regency Centers Corp., Series C, 7.45% 2,411,100 $ 13,929,005 Real Estate Management & Development - 0.7% 124,000 Public Storage, Inc., Series F, 6.45% $ 3,081,400 Total Real Estate $ 17,010,405 Utilities - 3.9% Electric Utilities - 3.5% 98,000 Alabama Power Co., 5.3% $ 2,440,817 113,000 Alabama Power Co., 5.83% 2,971,900 80,000 Energy East Capital Trust I, 8.25% 2,053,510 78,000 Interstate Power and Light Co., Series B, 8.375% 2,574,000 40,000 Mississippi Power Co., 5.25% 1,006,252 7,700 PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 4.5% 641,025 73,000 Southern California Edison Co., 4.32% 1,419,850 94,000 Virginia Power Capital Trust II, 7.375% 2,441,130 $ 15,548,484 Gas Utilities - 0.4% 62,000 Southern Union Co., Series C, 7.55% $ 1,680,200 Total Utilities $ 17,228,684 TOTAL NON-CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $128,307,783) $ 127,169,759 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.9% of Net Assets Capital Goods - 0.4% Aerospace & Defense - 0.4% 15,000 Northrop Grumman Corp., 7.0% $ 1,875,000 Total Capital Goods $ 1,875,000 Diversified Financials - 1.0% Other Diversified Financial Services - 1.0% 161,000 Lazard Ltd., 6.625% $ 4,128,040 Total Diversified Financials $ 4,128,040 Utilities - 0.5% Multi-Utilities - 0.5% 39,000 Dominion Resources, Inc., 8.75% $ 2,126,670 Total Utilities $ 2,126,670 TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $8,083,510) $ 8,129,710 TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND - 0.0% of Net Assets 104,112 BlackRock Provident Institutional Municipal Fund $ 104,112 TOTAL TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUND (Cost $104,112) $ 104,112 TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES - 138.5% (Cost $578,412,192) (e) $ 605,231,430 OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - 1.8% $ 7,889,258 PREFERRED SHARES AT REDEMPTION VALUE - (40.3)% $ (176,250,000) NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO COMMON SHAREOWNERS - 100.0 $ 436,870,688 NR Security not rated by S&P or Moody's. + Prefunded bonds have been collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities which are held in escrow to pay interest and principal on the tax exempt issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date. (a) Securty is in default and is non-income producing. (b) The interest rate is subject to change periodically and inversely based upon prevailing market rates The interest rate shown is the rate at August 31, 2005. (c) Indicates a security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until final maturity. (e) At August 31, 2005, the net unrealized gain on investments based on cost for federal income tax purposes of $578,251,938 was as follows: Aggregate gross unrealized gain for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost $ 35,397,622 Aggregate gross unrealized loss for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value (8,418,130) Net unrealized gain $ 26,979,492 For financial reporting purposes net unrealized gain on investments was $26,819,238 and cost of investments aggregated $578,412,192. ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) Disclose the conclusions of the registrant's principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, about the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR270.30a-3(b))) and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)). The registrant's certifying officers have determined that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective based on an evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report. (b) Disclose any change in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. There was no significant change in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. (a) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2). Filed herewith. SIGNATURES [See General Instruction F] Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. (Registrant) Pioneer Value Fund By (Signature and Title)* /s/ John F. Cogan, Jr. John F. Cogan, Jr, President Date October 31, 2005 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By (Signature and Title)* /s/ John F. Cogan, Jr. John F. Cogan, Jr., President Date October 31, 2005 By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Vincent Nave Vincent Nave, Treasurer Date October 31, 2005 * Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.