RULE 24F-2 NOTICE
1. Name and address of issuer:
Pioneer Tax-Free Income Fund
60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109-1820
2. Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:
Pioneer Tax-Free Income Fund-Class A Shares
Pioneer Tax-Free Income Fund-Class B Shares
Pioneer Tax-Free Income Fund-Class C Shares
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-2704;
Securities Act File Number: 2-57653
4. Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: December 31, 1996
5. Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2 declar-
ation. N/A
6. Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
applicable (see Instruction A.6): N/A
7. Number and amount of securities of the same class or series which had been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 other than pursuant to rule
24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning of
the fiscal year: 3,422,818 Shares
8. Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
than pursuant to rule 24f-2: None
9. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year.
Shares: 2,996,510 Aggregate sale price: $31,016,311
10. Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year
in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
Shares: 0 Aggregate sale price: $0
11 Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal year
in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
Instruction B.7):
Shares: 1,387,015 Aggregate sale price: $14,065,908
12. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal
year in reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):` $0
(ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection
with dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11,
if applicable): + N/A
(iii)Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchas-
ed during the fiscal year (if applicable): - N/A
(iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
and previously applied as a reduction to filing
fees pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if applicable): N/A
(v) Net aggregate price of securities sold and issued during the
fiscal year in reliance on rule 24f-2 [line (i), plus line (ii), less
line (iii) plus line (iv)] (if applicable): $0
(vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable law or
regulation (see Instruction C.6): 1/3300
(vii)Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by
line (vi)]: $0
Instruction: Issuers should complete line (ii), (iii), and (v) only if the
form is being filed within 60 days after the close of the issuer's
fiscal year: See Instruction C.3.
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13. Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository
as described in section 3a of the Commission's Rules of Informal and Other
Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).
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Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lock-
box depository: N/A
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)
/s/Robert P. Nault
Assistant Secretary
Date: February 28, 1997
