Baird, Kurtz & Dobson
City Center Square
1100 Main Street, Suite 2700
Kansas City, MO 64105-2112
816-221-6300 Fax 816-221-6380
www.bkd.com
Independent Accountants' Report
Independent Accountants Report
To the Board of Directors of
UMB Scout Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Inc.
and
the Securities and Exchange Commission:
RE: UMB Scout Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Inc.
Form N-17f-2
File Number 811-3556
We have examined management's assertion about UMB SCOUT TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET
FUND, INC.'s (the "Company's") compliance with the requirements of
subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (the "Act") as of June 30, 2000, included in the accompanying
Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of
the Investment Company Act of 1940. Management is responsible for the
Company's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Company's
compliance based on our examination.
Our examination was made in accordance with standards established
by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and,
accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the
Company's compliance with those requirements and performing such other
procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included
among our procedures were the following tests performed as of June 30,
2000, with respect to securities of UMB SCOUT TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.,
without prior notice to management:
* Confirmation of all securities held by the Federal Reserve Bank
of Kansas City, The Depository Trust Company, Participants
Trust Company and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. in book entry
form;
* Reconciliation of all such securities to the books and records
of the Company and the Custodian;
* Confirmation of all repurchase agreements with brokers/banks
and agreement of underlying collateral with custodian records.
We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on
the Company's compliance with specified requirements.
In our opinion, management's assertion that UMB SCOUT TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET
FUND, INC. was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b)
and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of June
30, 2000 with respect to securities reflected in the investment
account of the Company is fairly stated, in all material respects.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of
management of UMB SCOUT TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND, INC. and the Securities and
Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used
by anyone other than these specified parties.
Baird, Kurtz & Dobson
Kansas City, Missouri
September 22, 2000
Member of
Moores
Rowland
International
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Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-17f-2
Certificate of Accounting of Securities and Similar Investments in the
Custody
of Management Investment Companies
Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CFR 270.17f-2]
1. Investment Company Act File Number: Date examination
completed:
811-3556 June 30, 2000
2. State Identification Number:
AL *
AK 00 02065
AZ S-
0033497-QUAL
AR 87-
M0202-
01
CA 504-
5892
CO IC-91-
02-934
CT 214197
DE 8683
DC *
FL *
GA SC-
1506
HI *
ID 48846
IL
9944105
IN 85-0448
IC
IA I-
19077
KS
86S00002
82
KY M34790
LA 66063
ME 0-6832
MD SM980024
MA 989283
MI 227115
MN R-
28108.1
MS MF-98-
01-004
MO Q-MT-
1298
MT 9202
NE 30301
NV *
NH *
NJ *
NM 695886
NY S 27 53
19
NC *
ND U562
OH 22698
OK SE-
321297
OR 1998-
0080
PA 87-08-
115MF
RI *
SC
MF1121
9
SD 10197
TN RM99-
2350
TX C 39439
UT 006-6364-
13
VT
1/16/98
-24
VA 2613
WA C-
57893-e
WV MF-24122
WI 341395-
03
WY 20515
PUERTO
RICO
Other (specify):
*Indicates Fund is registered in state but state does not issue
identification numbers
Securities in the UMB Scout Funds Combined Prospectus included on
one Notice Filing (Balanced Fund, Bond Fund, Capital Preservation
Fund, Kansas Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Money Market Fund, Regional
Fund, Stock Fund, Stock Select Fund, Tax-Free Money Market Fund,
Worldwide Fund, Worldwide Select Fund, Technology Fund, Equity
Index Fund)
3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration
statement:
UMB Scout Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Inc.
4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state,
zip code)
700 Karnes Boulevard, BMA Tower, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
INSTRUCTIONS
This Form must be completed by the investment companies that have custody of
securities or similar investments.
Investment Company
1. All items must be completed by the investment company.
2. Give this Form to the independent public accountant who, in compliance
with Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law, examines
securities and similar investments in the custody of the investment
company.
Accountant
3. Submit this Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate
state securities administrators when filing the certificate of accounting
required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law. File the
original and one copy with the Securities and Exchange Commission's
principal office in Washington, D.C., one copy with the regional office
for the region in which the investment company's principal business
operations are conducted, and one copy with the appropriate state
administrator(s), if applicable.
THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
Note: The estimated average burden hours are made solely for purposes of
the Paperwork Reduction Act, and are not derived from a comprehensive or
even a representative survey or study of the costs of SEC rules and forms.
Direct any comments concerning the accuracy of the estimated average burden
hours for compliance with SEC rules and forms to Kenneth A. Fogash, Deputy
Executive Director, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and Gary Waxman, Clearance Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, Room 3208 New Executive Office Building,
Washington, D.C. 20503.
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Management Statement Regarding Compliance with
Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940
We, as members of management of UMB Scout Tax-Free Money Market
Fund, Inc. (the "Company"), are responsible for complying with the
requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17F-2, "Custody of Investments
by Registered Management Investment Companies," of the Investment
Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and
maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those
requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Company's
compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule
17f-2 as of June 30, 2000 and from January 31, 2000 through June 30,
2000.
Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Company was in
compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule
17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of June 30, 2000 and
from January 31, 2000 through June 30, 2000, with respect to
securities reflected in the investment account of the Company.
UMB SCOUT TAX-FREE MONEY MARKET FUND, INC.
By /s/Ralph R. Santoro
Ralph R. Santoro, Senior Vice President
