UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form.
Please print or type
1. Name and address of issuer:
Scudder Tax Free Trust
Two International Place
Boston, MA 02110-4103
2. The name of each series or class of securities for which this
Form is filed (If the Form is being filed for all series and
classes of securities of the issuer, check the box but do not
list series or classes):
Scudder Limited Term Tax Free Fund
3. Investment Company Act File Number:
811-3632
Securities Act File Number:
02-81105
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed:
October 31, 1997
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid
on the registration fee due.
4(b). Check box if this Form is being filed late (i.e., more than 90 calendar
days after the end of the issuer's fiscal year). (See Instruction A.2)
4(c). Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this Form.
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5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sale price of securities
sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section
24(f): $48,571,192
(ii) Aggregate price of securities
redeemed or repurchased during
the fiscal year: $56,611,187
(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: $0
(iv) Total available redemption credits
[add items 5(ii) and 5(iii)]: $56,611,187
(v) Net sales - if item 5(i) is
greater than item 5(iv)
[subtract item 5(iv) from item
5(I)]: $0
(vi) Redemption credits available
for use in future years
- if item 5(i) is less than item
5(iv) [subtract item 5(iv) from item
5(i)]: $($8,039,995)
(vii) Multiplier for determining x .000295
registration fee (See
Instruction C.9):
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply
item 5(v) by item 5(vii)]
(enter "0" if no fee is due): = $0
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to item 5(i) was
determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under
the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
rule 24e-2 as in effect before October
11, 1997, then report the amount of
securities (number of shares or other
units) deducted here: O. If there
is a number of shares or other units
that were registered pursuant to rule
24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of
the fiscal year for which this form is
filed that are available for use by the
issuer in future fiscal years, then
state that number here: 0
7. Interest due - if this Form is being
filed more than 90 days after the end +$0
of the issuer's fiscal year (see
Instruction D):
8. Total of the amount of the registration
fee due plus any interest due [line =$0
5(viii) plus line 7]:
9. Date the registration fee and any
interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery:
Wire Transfer
Mail or other means
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SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/Thomas F. McDonough
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Thomas F. McDonough,
Vice President and Secretary
Date January 26, 1998
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the signature.
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