U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington DC 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Filing under Rule 24f-2
of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
please print or type.
1. Name and address of issuer:
Fortis Tax-Free Portfolios, Inc.
500 Bielenberg Drive
Woodbury MN 55125
2. Name of each series or class of securities for
which this Form is filed (leave this item blank if the
Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer):
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-3498
Securities Act File Number: 2-78148
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this notice
is filed: September 30, 2000
4(b). ___ Check box if this Form is being filed
late (i.e., more than 90 days after the end of
the issuer's fiscal year).
4(c). ___ Check box if this is the last time the
issuer will be filing this Form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities sold
during the fiscal year pursuant to section
24(f):
$7,436,275
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed
or repurchased during the fiscal year:
($19,849,464)
(iii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during any prior
fiscal year ending no earlier than October
11, 1995 that were not previously used to
reduce registration fees payable to the
Commission:
($20,059,054)
(iv) Total available redemption credits (add
items 5(ii) and 5(iii):
($39,908,518)
(v) Net sales--if Item 5(i) is greater than
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item
5(i)]
($32,472,243)
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in
future years -- if Item 5(i) is less that
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item
5(i):
($32,472,243)
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration
fee (see instruction C.8):
X $0.000264
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by
Item 5(vii] (enter "0" if no fee is due):
=$0.00
6. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more
than 90 days after the end of the issuer's fiscal
year (see Instruction D):
$0.00
7 Total of the amount of the registration fee due
plus any interest due [Item 5(vii) plus Item 6]:
$0.00
8 Date the registration fee and any interest payment
was sent to the Commission's lockbox depository:
Account Number: 9108739
Method of Delivery:
SIGNATURES
This Form has been signed below by the following person
on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on
the date indicated.
By: (Signature and Title)
/S/ Tamara L. Fagely
Tamara L. Fagely, Vice President
Date: November 20, 2000
