FRANKLIN TAX EXEMPT MONEY FUND, 497J, 1996-12-03

FRANKLIN TAX EXEMPT MONEY FUND
497J, 1996-12-03

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                            Franklin Templeton Group
                          777 Mariners Island Boulevard
                           San Mateo, California 94404


December 3, 1996

Filed Via EDGAR (CIK #0000353316)
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

     Re:     FRANKLIN TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND
             FILE NOS. 002-72614 and 811-3193

Ladies/Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, this is to certify
that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would
have been filed under Rule 497(c) does not differ from that contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A,
which was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 27, 1996.

Sincerely,

FRANKLIN TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND


By  /s/ Larry L. Greene
    Senior Corporate Counsel

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