<PAGE> PAGE 1
000 A000000 06/30/98
000 C000000 711600
000 D000000 N
000 E000000 NF
000 F000000 Y
000 G000000 N
000 H000000 N
000 I000000 3.0.a
000 J000000 U
001 A000000 SCUDDER TAX FREE TRUST
001 B000000 811-3632
001 C000000 6172952567
002 A000000 TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
002 B000000 BOSTON
002 C000000 MA
002 D010000 02110
002 D020000 4103
003 000000 N
004 000000 N
005 000000 N
006 000000 N
007 A000000 Y
007 B000000 2
007 C010100 1
007 C020100 SCUDDER MEDIUM TERM TAX FREE FUND
007 C030100 N
007 C010200 2
007 C010300 3
007 C010400 4
007 C010500 5
007 C010600 6
007 C010700 7
007 C010800 8
007 C010900 9
007 C011000 10
008 A00AA01 SCUDDER KEMPER INVESTMENTS
008 B00AA01 A
008 C00AA01 801-252
008 D01AA01 NEW YORK
008 D02AA01 NY
008 D03AA01 10154
008 D04AA01 0010
010 A00AA01 SCUDDER FUND ACCOUNTING CORP.
010 C01AA01 BOSTON
010 C02AA01 MA
010 C03AA01 02110
010 C04AA01 4103
011 A00AA01 SCUDDER INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.
011 B00AA01 8-298
011 C01AA01 BOSTON
011 C02AA01 MA
<PAGE> PAGE 2
011 C03AA01 02110
011 C04AA01 4103
012 A00AA01 SCUDDER SERVICE CORPORATION
012 B00AA01 84-1489
012 C01AA01 BOSTON
012 C02AA01 MA
012 C03AA01 02107
012 C04AA01 2291
013 A00AA01 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
013 B01AA01 BOSTON
013 B02AA01 MA
013 B03AA01 02109
014 A00AA01 SCUDDER INVESTOR SERVICES, INC.
014 B00AA01 8-298
014 A00AA02 GRUNTAL & CO., INC.
014 B00AA02 8-31022
014 A00AA03 GMS GROUP LLC (A GRUNTAL AFFILIATE)
014 B00AA03 8-23936
014 A00AA04 ZURICH CAPITAL MARKETS
014 B00AA04 8-49827
014 A00AA05 BANK HANDLOWY
014 B00AA05 8-24613
014 A00AA06 KEMPER DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
014 B00AA06 8-47765
015 A00AA01 STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
015 B00AA01 C
015 C01AA01 BOSTON
015 C02AA01 MA
015 C03AA01 02110
015 E01AA01 X
015 A00AA02 DELETE
015 A00AA04 DELETE
015 A00AA05 DELETE
015 A00AA06 DELETE
015 A00AA07 DELETE
018 00AA00 Y
019 A00AA00 Y
019 B00AA00 65
019 C00AA00 SCUDDERKEM
022 A000001 MERRILL LYNCH
022 B000001 13-5674085
022 C000001 18600
022 D000001 23826
022 A000002 PACTUAL
022 C000002 9000
022 D000002 14250
022 A000003 MORGAN STANLEY & CO
022 B000003 13-2655998
022 C000003 10085
022 D000003 9400
022 A000004 SMITH BARNEY SHEARSON
<PAGE> PAGE 3
022 B000004 13-1912900
022 C000004 9928
022 D000004 7130
022 A000005 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
022 B000005 13-4941247
022 C000005 6700
022 D000005 9900
022 A000006 PIPER JAFFRAY & HOPWOOD
022 B000006 41-0953246
022 C000006 9140
022 D000006 3141
022 A000007 GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO
022 B000007 13-5108880
022 C000007 8566
022 D000007 200
022 A000008 J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES
022 B000008 13-3224016
022 C000008 5200
022 D000008 3200
022 A000009 PAINE WEBBER
022 B000009 13-2638166
022 C000009 8250
022 D000009 0
022 A000010 NUVEEN JOHN & CO.
022 B000010 36-2639476
022 C000010 2200
022 D000010 5404
023 C000000 87669
023 D000000 92981
026 A000000 N
026 B000000 Y
026 C000000 Y
026 D000000 Y
026 E000000 N
026 F000000 N
026 G010000 N
026 G020000 N
026 H000000 N
055 A00AA00 N
055 B00AA00 N
056 00AA00 Y
057 00AA00 N
077 A000000 Y
077 B000000 N
077 C000000 N
077 D000000 N
077 E000000 N
077 F000000 N
077 G000000 N
077 H000000 N
077 I000000 N
<PAGE> PAGE 4
077 J000000 N
077 K000000 N
077 L000000 N
077 M000000 N
077 N000000 N
077 O000000 N
077 P000000 N
077 Q010000 N
077 Q020000 N
077 Q030000 Y
078 000000 N
028 A010100 35461
028 A020100 1618
028 A030100 0
028 A040100 15483
028 B010100 11149
028 B020100 1452
028 B030100 0
028 B040100 12507
028 C010100 13681
028 C020100 2060
028 C030100 0
028 C040100 13917
028 D010100 12484
028 D020100 1574
028 D030100 0
028 D040100 20686
028 E010100 10463
028 E020100 1618
028 E030100 0
028 E040100 11644
028 F010100 9255
028 F020100 1560
028 F030100 0
028 F040100 11650
028 G010100 92493
028 G020100 9881
028 G030100 0
028 G040100 85886
028 H000100 0
054 A000100 Y
054 B000100 Y
054 C000100 N
054 D000100 N
054 E000100 N
054 F000100 N
054 G000100 N
054 H000100 Y
054 I000100 N
054 J000100 Y
054 K000100 N
<PAGE> PAGE 5
054 L000100 N
054 M000100 Y
054 N000100 N
054 O000100 Y
062 A000100 Y
062 B000100 0.0
062 C000100 0.0
062 D000100 0.0
062 E000100 1.0
062 F000100 0.0
062 G000100 0.0
062 H000100 0.0
062 I000100 0.0
062 J000100 0.0
062 K000100 0.0
062 L000100 0.0
062 M000100 0.0
062 N000100 0.0
062 O000100 99.0
062 P000100 0.0
062 Q000100 0.0
062 R000100 0.0
063 A000100 0
063 B000100 6.5
064 A000100 N
064 B000100 N
070 A010100 Y
070 A020100 N
070 B010100 N
070 B020100 N
070 C010100 Y
070 C020100 N
070 D010100 N
070 D020100 N
070 E010100 Y
070 E020100 N
070 F010100 N
070 F020100 N
070 G010100 Y
070 G020100 N
070 H010100 N
070 H020100 N
070 I010100 N
070 I020100 N
070 J010100 Y
070 J020100 N
070 K010100 Y
070 K020100 N
070 L010100 N
070 L020100 N
070 M010100 N
<PAGE> PAGE 6
070 M020100 N
070 N010100 Y
070 N020100 N
070 O010100 N
070 O020100 N
070 P010100 Y
070 P020100 N
070 Q010100 N
070 Q020100 N
070 R010100 N
070 R020100 N
071 A000100 45311
071 B000100 34545
071 C000100 662030
071 D000100 5
072 A000100 6
072 B000100 17659
072 C000100 0
072 D000100 0
072 E000100 0
072 F000100 1918
072 G000100 0
072 H000100 0
072 I000100 325
072 J000100 93
072 K000100 0
072 L000100 31
072 M000100 20
072 N000100 12
072 O000100 0
072 P000100 0
072 Q000100 0
072 R000100 26
072 S000100 8
072 T000100 0
072 U000100 0
072 V000100 0
072 W000100 8
072 X000100 2441
072 Y000100 0
072 Z000100 15218
072AA000100 827
072BB000100 0
072CC010100 0
072CC020100 2486
072DD010100 15218
072DD020100 0
072EE000100 476
073 A010100 0.2600
073 A020100 0.0000
073 B000100 0.0100
<PAGE> PAGE 7
073 C000100 0.0000
074 A000100 423
074 B000100 0
074 C000100 6000
074 D000100 659508
074 E000100 0
074 F000100 0
074 G000100 0
074 H000100 0
074 I000100 0
074 J000100 4787
074 K000100 0
074 L000100 9498
074 M000100 12
074 N000100 680228
074 O000100 6800
074 P000100 305
074 Q000100 0
074 R010100 0
074 R020100 0
074 R030100 0
074 R040100 1819
074 S000100 0
074 T000100 671304
074 U010100 58990
074 U020100 0
074 V010100 11.38
074 V020100 0.00
074 W000100 0.0000
074 X000100 0
074 Y000100 0
075 A000100 0
075 B000100 673452
076 000100 0.00
SIGNATURE THOMAS F. MCDONOUGH
TITLE SECRETARY
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Scudder
Medium Term Tax Free Fund Semiannual Report for the fiscal year ended 6/30/98
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 1
<NAME> SCUDDER MEDIUM TERM TAX FREE FUND
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 627,466,146
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 665,509,737
<RECEIVABLES> 14,283,544
<ASSETS-OTHER> 434,367
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 680,227,648
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 6,799,701
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 2,124,047
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 8,923,748
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 632,669,678
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 58,990,116
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 57,554,739
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 590,631
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 38,043,591
<NET-ASSETS> 671,303,900
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 0
<INTEREST-INCOME> 17,658,585
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> 2,440,573
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 15,218,012
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 827,498
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (2,485,980)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 13,559,530
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (15,218,012)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> (475,919)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 8,106,993
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (7,539,795)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 868,179
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> 14,352,861
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 0
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 239,052
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 1,917,736
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 2,440,573
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 673,452,054
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 11.41
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.26
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (0.02)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.26)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> (0.01)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.00
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 11.38
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.73
<AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING> 0
<AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE> 0
</TABLE>
