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   AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 20, 1995
 
                                                        REGISTRATION NO. 2-94667
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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                        POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 10
 
                                       TO
 
                                    FORM S-6
 
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                   FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
 
                    OF 1933 OF SECURITIES OF UNIT INVESTMENT
 
                        TRUSTS REGISTERED ON FORM N-8B-2
 
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A. EXACT NAME OF TRUST:
 
                             DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--
 
                             CORPORATE INCOME FUND
 
                         PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES--4
 
                           (A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST)
 
B. NAMES OF DEPOSITORS:
 
               MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
 
                               SMITH BARNEY INC.
 
                       PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
 
                           DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
 
                            PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
 
C. COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF DEPOSITORS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
 

 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE,
     FENNER & SMITH
      INCORPORATED
   DEFINED ASSET FUNDS
  POST OFFICE BOX 9051
     PRINCETON, N.J.
       08543-9051                                     SMITH BARNEY INC.
                                                        388 GREENWICH
                                                     STREET--23RD FLOOR
                                                     NEW YORK, NY 10013

 

  PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES  PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
      INCORPORATED          1285 AVENUE OF THE         TWO WORLD TRADE
    ONE SEAPORT PLAZA            AMERICAS            CENTER--59TH FLOOR
    199 WATER STREET       NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019     NEW YORK, N.Y. 10048
  NEW YORK, N.Y. 10292

 
D. NAMES AND COMPLETE ADDRESSES OF AGENTS FOR SERVICE:
 

  TERESA KONCICK, ESQ.      LAURIE A. HESSLEIN        DOUGLAS LOWE, ESQ
      P.O. BOX 9051          388 GREENWICH ST.    130 LIBERTY STREET--29TH
     PRINCETON, N.J.       NEW YORK, N.Y. 10013             FLOOR
       08543-9051                                   NEW YORK, N.Y. 10006
 
                                                         COPIES TO:
   LEE B. SPENCER, JR.       ROBERT E. HOLLEY      PIERRE DE SAINT PHALLE,
    ONE SEAPORT PLAZA        1200 HARBOR BLVD.              ESQ.
    199 WATER STREET       WEEHAWKEN, N.J. 07087    450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
 NEW YORK, N.Y. 10292 .                             NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017

 
The issuer has registered an indefinite number of Units under the Securities Act
of 1933 pursuant to Rule 24f-2 and filed the Rule 24f-2 Notice for the most
recent fiscal year on February 17, 1995.
 
Check box if it is proposed that this filing will become effective on December
29, 1995 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.  / x /
 
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                                                   DEFINED ASSET FUNDSSM
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CORPORATE INCOME FUND         The objective of this Defined Fund is to provide
PREFERRED STOCK               dividend income and minimize loss of capital by
PUT SERIES--4                 investing in a portfolio of Preferred Stocks
(A UNIT INVESTMENT            issued primarily by domestic public utility
TRUST)                        companies including telecommunications issuers.
- ------------------------------In the opinion of counsel, substantially all of
- -- MONTHLY INCOME             the dividend income on the Preferred Stocks, when
- -- COLLATERALIZED PURCHASE    received by the Fund and distributed to Holders,
   COMMITMENTS                will constitute dividends for Federal income tax
                              purposes which are eligible for the
                              dividends-received deduction for corporations. See
                              Taxes. The Preferred Stocks are supported by
                              collateralized non-recourse purchase commitments
                              of the Seller, which should significantly reduce
                              fluctuations in the value of the Units. There is
                              no assurance that these objectives can be met
                              because they are subject to the financial
                              condition of the issuers of the Preferred Stocks
                              and upon the Seller's continuing ability to meet
                              its obligations under its purchase commitments.
                              Furthermore, the market value of the underlying
                              Securities, and therefore the value of the Units,
                              will fluctuate with changes in interest rates and
                              other factors.
                              Minimum purchase in individual transactions: One
                              Unit

 

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                               THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR
                               DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                               COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR
                               HAS THE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
                               COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY
                               OF THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
                               CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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SPONSORS:                      PART A OF THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED
Merrill Lynch,                 UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY CORPORATE INCOME FUND
Pierce, Fenner & Smith         PROSPECTUS PART B.
Incorporated                   INVESTORS SHOULD READ BOTH PARTS OF THIS
Smith Barney Inc.              PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY AND RETAIN THEM FOR FUTURE
Prudential Securities          REFERENCE.
Incorporated                   INQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE TRUSTEE AT
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.      1-800-221-7771.
PaineWebber Incorporated       PROSPECTUS DATED DECEMBER 29, 1995.

 
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Def ined Asset FundsSM
Defined Asset Funds is America's oldest and largest family of unit investment
trusts, with over $100 billion sponsored in the last 25 years. Each Defined
Asset Fund is a portfolio of preselected securities. The portfolio is divided
into 'units' representing equal shares of the underlying assets. Each unit
receives an equal share of income and principal distributions.
 
Defined Asset Funds offer several defined 'distinctives'. You know in advance
what you are investing in and that changes in the portfolio are limited - a
defined portfolio. Most defined bond funds pay interest monthly - defined
income. The portfolio offers a convenient and simple way to invest - simplicity
defined.
 
Your financial professional can help you select a Defined Asset Fund to meet
your personal investment objectives. Our size and market presence enable us to
offer a wide variety of investments. The Defined Asset Funds family offers:
 
o Municipal portfolios
o Corporate portfolios
o Government portfolios
o Equity portfolios
o International portfolios
 
The terms of Defined Funds are as short as one year or as long as 30 years.
Special defined bond funds are available including: insured funds, double and
triple tax-free funds and funds with 'laddered maturities' to help protect
against changing interest rates. Defined Asset Funds are offered by prospectus
only.
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Defining Your Portfolio
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The Portfolio contains 27 preferred stocks primarily issued by public utility
companies including telecommunications companies. The stocks included in the
Portfolio were acquired from The Dime Savings Bank of New York, FSB (the
'Seller'), a federally chartered savings bank. All of the Preferred Stocks were
originally acquired by the Seller in the ordinary course of its business and
held in its investment portfolio prior to sale to Sponsors. The Sponsors believe
that the Securities together with the purchase commitments will be readily
marketable to institutions and other investors should it be necessary for the
Trustee to sell Securities to meet redemption of Units. Investment in the Fund
should be made with an understanding of the nature of preferred stocks (see Risk
Factors--Preferred Stock Put Series in Part B). Investing in the Portfolio,
rather than in only one or two of the underlying stocks, is a way to diversify
your investment, even though the Portfolio is concentrated in a single industry.
The Fund was created on April 25, 1985. The information in this prospectus is as
of September 30, 1995, the evaluation date.
 
PURCHASE COMMITMENTS
 
To provide liquidity, the Seller has committed to purchase on each Semi-Annual
Purchase Date, any Preferred Stocks if required to satisfy redemption of Units
(a 'Liquidity Purchase'). This purchase commitment is designed to minimize, in
comparison with other preferred stock, the risk of capital depreciation while
maintaining the potential for capital appreciation. The Preferred Stocks are
also supported by Default Purchase, Insolvency Purchase and Disposition Purchase
commitments designed to stabilize your capital investment (see Risk Factors--
Preferred Stock Put Series in Part B).
 
COLLATERAL
 
The collateral securing the Purchase Commitments may consist of mortgage backed
securities issued by GNMA (Ginnie Maes), FNMA (Fannie Maes) or FHLMC (Freddie
Macs); mortgages; municipal obligations; corporate obligations; U.S. government
securities; and cash.
 
MONTHLY INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS
 
Monthly distributions of dividends are payable on the 25th of the month to
holders of record on the 10th day of the month. In order to meet certain tax
requirements, a special distribution of income including capital gains, may be
paid to holders of record as of a date in December. Any capital gain net income
will generally be distributed after the end of the year.
It is expected that the proceeds of the sale or redemption of securities will
not be distributed but will be reinvested in additional securities. To the
extent these proceeds are available for distribution, they will be distributed
on the next distribution day.
 
TAXES
 
Distributions which are taxable as ordinary income to Holders will constitute
dividends for Federal income tax purposes and may, subject to certain
limitations, be eligible for the dividends-received deduction for certain
corporations (see Taxes).
 
SEMI-ANNUAL PURCHASE DATES
 
June 17 and December 17 of each year.
 
FINAL DISPOSITION DATE
 
June 17, 2005.
 
MANDATORY TERMINATION DATE
 
The Portfolio will terminate by June 17, 2005. The final distribution will be
made within a reasonable time afterward. The Portfolio may be terminated earlier
if its value is less than 40% of the face amount or stated value of the
Securities. On the evaluation date, the value of the Portfolio was 22% of the
face amount or stated value of the Securities.
 
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Defining Your Risks
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The Portfolio is considered to be 'concentrated' in Preferred Stocks of public
utility companies and is therefore dependent on revenues from those particular
activities. (See Risk Factors in Part B.)
 
Unit price fluctuates with the value of the Portfolio, and the value of the
Portfolio will be affected by changes in the financial condition of the issuers,
changes in the public utility industry, general economic conditions, movements
in interest rates generally, the impact of the Sponsors' purchase and sale of
the securities and other factors. Further distributions of income on the
underlying securities will generally depend upon the payment of dividends by the
issuers, and there can be no assurance that the issuers of securities will pay
dividends. Therefore, there is no guarantee that the objective of the Portfolio
will be achieved. Also, the value of equity securities issued by utilities,
because of their higher yields, might be more adversely affected by a reduction
in the dividends-received deduction than equity securities generally.
 
The amount realized by investors upon sale or redemption of Units may be less
than the price paid for the Units. However, because of the Seller's Liquidity
Purchase commitment on each Semi-Annual Purchase Date at a predetermined price
(the 'Put Price'), the Sponsors anticipate that the bid side evaluation of a
Security on each Semi-Annual Purchase Date will at least equal the Put Price of
that Security but will not necessarily equal the offering side evaluation of
that Security on the Date of Deposit. During the six-month period prior to each
Semi-Annual Purchase Date, the bid side evaluation of each Security may
fluctuate but should approach the Put Price of that Security as each Semi-Annual
Purchase Date approaches.
 
It is anticipated that the perpetual Preferred Stocks and certain of the sinking
fund Preferred Stocks will be sold by the Trustee on various disposition dates
ending June 17, 2005 if they can be sold for prices in excess of their Put
Prices on such dates. Otherwise these Preferred Stocks will be purchased on the
Final Disposition Date at their Put Prices in accordance with the Seller's
Disposition Purchase commitments. The perpetual Preferred Stocks, which have no
sinking fund provisions, will be sold from the Fund in a series of dispositions
until the Final Disposition Date. The Trustee will sell from the Fund, subject
to the right of first refusal of the Seller, perpetual Preferred Stocks whose
market values, without related Liquidity Purchase commitments and Disposition
Purchase commitments, exceed their Put Prices at the time set for disposition.
The maximum amount of perpetual Preferred Stocks to be disposed of in this way
will be 10% of the original face amount of these Preferred Stocks in each year.
The actual volume of dispositions in any period is unpredictable, since it
depends on the market values of these Preferred Stocks. There is a substantial
possibility that the market values of Preferred Stocks exclusive of the value of
the related Liquidity Purchase commitments and Disposition Purchase commitments
will never exceed their Put Prices, and there will be no such disposition.
 
Unlike a mutual fund, the Portfolio is not actively managed and the Sponsors
receive no management fee. Therefore, the adverse financial condition of an
issuer or any market movement in the price of a security will not necessarily
require the sale of securities from the Portfolio. Although the Portfolio is
regularly reviewed and evaluated and Sponsors may instruct the Trustee to sell
securities under certain limited circumstances, securities will not be sold to
take advantage of market fluctuations or changes in anticipated rates of
appreciation.
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Defining Your Investment
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PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE PER UNIT                                           $238.58
 
The Public Offering Price as of September 30, 1995, the evaluation date, is
based on the aggregate bid side value of the underlying securities ($11,454,535)
and any cash held to purchase securities, divided by the number of units
outstanding (48,252). The Public Offering Price on any subsequent date will
vary. The underlying securities are valued by an independent evaluator at 3:30
p.m. Eastern time on every business day.
 
PLACEMENT FEE
 
In addition to the portfolio supervision, administrative and bookkeeping fees
shown below under Defining Your Costs, the Sponsors also receive a quarterly
placement fee from the Seller in an amount equal to .250% of the Put Price (see
Underwriters' and Sponsors' Profits in Part B).
 
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Defining Your Costs
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
 

                                                    Amount per
                                                          Unit
                                                  ---------------
Trustee's Fee                                        $    0.01
Maximum Portfolio Supervision, Bookkeeping and
  Administrative Fees                                $    0.06
                                                  ---------------
TOTAL                                                $    0.07

 
SELLING YOUR INVESTMENT
 
You may sell or redeem your units at any time prior to the termination of the
Portfolio. Your price will be based on the then current net asset value (based
on the lower, bid side value of the securities, as determined by an independent
evaluator), plus principal cash if any. The redemption and secondary market
repurchase price as of the evaluation date was $237.39 per unit ($1.19 per unit
less than the Public Offering Price).
 
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Taxes
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The following replaces 'Taxes' in Part B
 
TAXATION OF THE FUND
 
The Fund intends to qualify for and elect the special tax treatment applicable
to 'regulated investment companies' under Sections 851-855 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the 'Code'). Qualification and election as a
'regulated investment company' involve no supervision of investment policy or
management by any government agency. If the Fund qualifies as a 'regulated
investment company' and distributes to investors 90% or more of its taxable
income without regard to its net capital gain (net capital gain is defined as
the excess of net long-term capital gain over short-term capital loss), it will
not be subject to Federal income tax on the portion of its taxable income
(including any net capital gain) it distributes to investors in a timely manner.
In addition, the Fund will not be subject to the 4% excise tax on certain
undistributed income of 'regulated investment companies' to the extent it
distributes to investors in a timely manner at least 98% of its taxable income
(including any net capital gain). It is anticipated that the Fund will not be
subject to Federal income tax or the excise tax because the Indenture requires
the distribution of the Fund's taxable income (including any net capital gain)
in a timely manner. Although all or a portion of the Fund's taxable income
(including any net capital gain) for a calendar year may be distributed shortly
after the end of the calendar year, such a distribution will be treated for
Federal income tax purposes as having been received by investors during the
calendar year.
 
DISTRIBUTIONS
 
Distributions to investors of the Fund's interest income and any net short-term
capital gain in any year will be taxable as ordinary income to investors to the
extent of the Fund's taxable income (without regard to any net capital gain) for
that year. Any excess will be treated as a return of capital and will reduce the
investor's basis in his Units and, to the extent that they exceed his basis,
will be treated as a gain from the sale of his Units as discussed below. It is
anticipated that substantially all of the distributions of the Fund's interest
income and any net short-term capital gain will be taxable as ordinary income to
investors.
 
Distributions that are taxable as ordinary income to investors will constitute
dividends for Federal income tax purposes. To the extent that distributions are
appropriately designated by the Fund and are attributable to dividends received
by the Fund from domestic issuers with respect to whose securities the Fund
satisfied the requirements for the dividends-received deduction, such
distributions will be eligible for the dividends-received deduction for
corporations (other than corporations such as 'S' corporations which are not
eligible for such deduction because of their special characteristics and other
than for purposes of special taxes such as the accumulated earnings tax and the
personal holding company tax).
 
The dividends-received deduction generally is 70%. However, Congress from time
to time considers proposals to reduce the rate, and enactment of such a proposal
would adversely affect the after-tax return to investors who can take advantage
of the deduction. Further, on December 7, 1995, the Clinton Administration
proposed reducing the dividends received deduction to 50% for dividends paid or
accrued after January 31, 1996. Investors are urged to consult their own tax
advisers.
 
Sections 246 and 246A of the Code contain additional limitations on the
eligibility of dividends for the corporate dividends-received deduction.
Depending upon the corporate investor's circumstances (including whether it has
a 45-day holding period for his Units and whether its Units are debt financed),
these limitations may be applicable to dividends received by an investor from
the Fund which would otherwise qualify for the dividends-received deduction
under the principles discussed above. Accordingly, investors should consult
their own tax advisers in this regard. A corporate investor should be aware that
the receipt of dividend income for which the dividends-received deduction is
available may give rise to an alternative minimum tax liability (or increase an
existing liability) because the dividend income will be included in the
corporation's 'adjusted current earnings' for purposes of the adjustment to
alternative minimum taxable income required by Section 56(g) of the Code.
 
Distributions of the Fund's net capital gain (designated as capital gain
dividends by the Fund) will be taxable to investors as long-term capital gain,
regardless of the time the Units have been held by an investor. An investor will
recognize taxable gain or loss if the investor sells or redeems his Units. Any
gain or loss arising from (or treated as arising from) the sale or redemption of
Units will be capital gain or loss, except in the case of a dealer. Capital
gains are currently taxed at the same rate as ordinary income. However, the
excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses may be
taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income for certain noncorporate taxpayers. A
capital gain or loss is long-term if the asset is held for more than one year
and short-term if held for one year or less. However, any capital loss on the
sale or redemption of a Unit that an investor has held for six months or less
will be a long-term capital loss to the extent of any capital gain dividends
previously distributed to the investor by the Fund. The deduction of capital
losses is subject to limitations.
 
The Federal tax status of each year's distributions will be reported to
investors and to the Internal Revenue
 
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Service. The foregoing discussion relates only to the Federal income tax status
of the Fund and to the tax treatment of distributions by the Fund to U.S.
investors. Investors who are not U.S. citizens or residents should be aware that
distributions from the Fund generally will be subject to a withholding tax of
30%, or a lower treaty rate, and should consult their own tax advisers to
determine whether investment in the Fund is appropriate. Distributions may also
be subject to state and local taxation and investors should consult their own
tax advisers in this regard.
 
                                    *  *  *
 
There are no regulations, published rulings or judicial decisions involving the
characterization for Federal income tax purposes of arrangements involving the
purchase of preferred stocks with purchase commitments that are substantially
the same as the Seller's purchase commitments with respect to the Securities.
However, Davis Polk & Wardwell, special counsel for the Sponsors, are of the
opinion that, under applicable law, the Fund will be treated as the owner of the
Securities for Federal income tax purposes, notwithstanding the existence of the
Seller's purchase commitments. (Neither the Fund nor the Sponsors have applied
for a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the ownership of the
Securities; the Internal Revenue Service has announced in Rev. Proc. 83-55, as
restated as part of Rev. Proc. 95-3, that it will not ordinarily issue advance
rulings or determination letters on the question of who is the true owner of
securities or participation interests therein where the purchaser has the
contractual right to cause the security or participation interest therein to be
purchased by either the seller or a third party; accordingly, there can be no
assurance that the Internal Revenue Service will agree with the conclusion
expressed herein or that it will not take actions which, if sustained, would
result in the Fund not being treated as the owner of the Securities for Federal
income tax purposes.)
 
The Fund may recognize capital gain upon the sinking fund or optional redemption
of Securities in an amount equal to the excess of the redemption price of the
Securities redeemed over the Fund's cost therefor (including any portion of such
cost allocable to the Seller's purchase commitment). The Fund may also recognize
capital gain if it sells a Security (pursuant to the Seller's purchase
commitment or otherwise). The existence of the Seller's purchase commitments
causes any capital gain realized by the Fund to constitute short-term capital
gain regardless of whether the Security redeemed or sold was held in excess of
the long-term capital gain holding period. Therefore, distributions of the
Fund's capital gain will constitute ordinary income dividends (not capital gain
dividends) to the extent of the Fund's taxable income for that year but will not
qualify for the dividends-received deduction for corporations.
 
Only the amount of the Fund's dividend distributions (exclusive of capital gain
dividends) which does not exceed the aggregate amount of dividends received by
the Fund from domestic corporations will qualify for the 70% dividends-received
deduction for corporations. Dividends received by the Fund will be considered
dividends for this purpose only if such dividends would qualify for the
dividends-received deduction for corporations pursuant to the rules generally
applicable to corporations under Section 246(c) of the Code. Although there are
no regulations, published rulings or judicial decisions involving the
eligibility for the dividends-received deduction in circumstances substantially
similar to those present here, it is the opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell,
special counsel for the Sponsors, that the Fund will be considered to have a
holding period for the Securities of at least 45 days for purposes of Section
246(c) of the Code and that accordingly all dividends received by the Fund on
the Securities will qualify for the dividends-received deduction and thus will
be considered to be dividends for purposes of determining the amount of the
Fund's dividend distributions which will qualify for the dividends-received
deduction. Opinions of counsel, however, are not binding on the Internal Revenue
Service. The Internal Revenue Service could assert that because of the existence
of the Seller's purchase commitments, none of the dividends received by the Fund
will qualify for the dividends-received deductions under the rules generally
applicable to corporations and therefore that none of the dividends distributed
by the Fund will qualify for the dividends-received deduction. Although there
can be no assurance as to the outcome, it is the opinion of Davis Polk &
Wardwell that the Internal Revenue Service would not prevail if this issue were
properly presented to a court.
 
On December 7, 1995, the Clinton Administration proposed an amendment to the
Internal Revenue Code that effectively would deny the dividends received
deduction to taxpayers such as the Fund that have entered into arrangements that
would protect them from the risk of loss with respect to shares of stock. The
proposal would be effective for dividends paid or accrued after January 31,
1996.
 
It is likely that less than 100% of the Fund's dividend distributions will
qualify for the dividends-received deduction. The exact percentage of the Fund's
dividend distributions in a given year that will qualify for the
dividends-received deduction will depend on the expenses of the Fund for such
year and the amount of Securities redeemed or sold in the year and whether any
short-term capital gain results therefrom.
 
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DEFINED ASSET FUNDS - CORPORATE INCOME FUND,
PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES - 4


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


The Sponsors, Trustee and Holders
of Defined Asset Funds - Corporate Income Fund,
Preferred Stock Put Series - 4:

We have audited the accompanying statement of condition of
Defined Asset Funds - Corporate Income Fund, Preferred Stock
Put Series - 4, including the portfolio, as of September 30,
1995 and the related statements of operations and of changes in
net assets for the years ended September 30, 1995, 1994 and
1993. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Trustee. (See Note 5.) Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
Securities owned at September 30, 1995, as shown in such
portfolio, were confirmed to us by The Bank of New York, the
Trustee. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by the Trustee,
as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Defined Asset Funds - Corporate Income Fund,
Preferred Stock Put Series - 4 at September 30, 1995 and the
results of its operations and changes in its net assets for the
above-stated years in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

New York, N.Y.
December 4, 1995












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DEFINED ASSET FUNDS - CORPORATE INCOME FUND,
PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES - 4

STATEMENT OF CONDITION
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995

TRUST PROPERTY:
  Investment in marketable securities - at value
    (cost $10,932,013)(Note 1).....................                $11,369,963
  Dividend receivable..............................                     68,388
  Cash.............................................                     23,562
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              Total trust property.................                 11,461,913

LESS LIABILITY - Accrued expenses..................                      6,416
                                                                 ______________

NET ASSETS, REPRESENTED BY:
  48,252 units of fractional undivided
    interest outstanding (Note 3)..................  $11,370,151
  Undistributed net investment income..............       85,346
                                                   _____________   $11,455,497
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UNIT VALUE ($11,455,497/48,252 units)..............                    $237.41
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                         See Notes to Financial Statements.












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DEFINED ASSET FUNDS - CORPORATE INCOME FUND,
PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES - 4

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                    ..........Years Ended September 30,........
                                                          1995          1994          1993
                                                    __________________________________________
<S>                                                <C>           <C>           <C>
INCOME:
  Interest income..................................   $1,110,196    $1,558,716    $2,006,842
  Trustee's fees and expenses......................       (2,107)         (205)         (258)
  Sponsors' fees...................................       (3,856)       (2,738)       (3,920)
                                                    __________________________________________
  Net investment income............................    1,104,233     1,555,773     2,002,664
                                                    __________________________________________
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
  ON INVESTMENTS:
  Realized gain on securities sold
    or redeemed....................................      109,638        71,015
  Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    of investments.................................      (90,745)     (465,271)      185,231
                                                    __________________________________________

  Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    on investments.................................       18,893      (394,256)      185,231
                                                    __________________________________________

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
  FROM OPERATIONS..................................   $1,123,126    $1,161,517    $2,187,895
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</TABLE>

                                 See Notes to Financial Statements.












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DEFINED ASSET FUNDS - CORPORATE INCOME FUND,
PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES - 4

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

                                                    ...........Years Ended September 30,........
                                                         1995          1994          1993
                                                    __________________________________________
<S>                                                <C>           <C>           <C>
OPERATIONS:
  Net investment income............................  $ 1,104,233   $ 1,555,773   $ 2,002,664
  Realized gain on securities sold
    or redeemed....................................      109,638        71,015
  Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
    of investments.................................      (90,745)     (465,271)      185,231
                                                    __________________________________________
  Net increase in net assets resulting
    from operations................................    1,123,126     1,161,517     2,187,895
                                                    __________________________________________

DISTRIBUTIONS TO HOLDERS (Note 2):
  Income...........................................   (1,122,825)   (1,531,143)   (1,984,274)
  Principal........................................   (5,981,318)   (7,321,459)   (1,391,691)
                                                    __________________________________________
  Total distributions..............................   (7,104,143)   (8,852,602)   (3,375,965)
                                                    __________________________________________
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS - Redemptions of 803
  units............................................                   (290,453)
                                                    __________________________________________
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS.........................   (5,981,017)   (7,981,538)   (1,188,070)

NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR....................   17,436,514    25,418,052    26,606,122
                                                    __________________________________________
NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR..........................  $11,455,497   $17,436,514   $25,418,052
                                                    ==========================================
PER UNIT:
  Income distributions during year.................       $23.27        $31.32        $40.45
                                                    ==========================================
  Principal distributions during year..............      $123.96       $149.25        $28.37
                                                    ==========================================
  Net asset value at end of year...................      $237.41       $361.36       $518.15
                                                    ==========================================
TRUST UNITS OUTSTANDING AT END OF YEAR.............       48,252        48,252        49,055
                                                    ==========================================












</TABLE>
                  See Notes to Financial Statements.

                                                   D - 4
<PAGE>

DEFINED ASSET FUNDS - CORPORATE INCOME FUND,
PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES - 4


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


  1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

      The Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as
      a Unit Investment Trust. The following is a summary of significant
      accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the
      preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in
      conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

      (a) Securities are stated at value as determined by the Evaluator
          based on bid side evaluations for the securities. See "How to
          Sell Units - Trustee's Redemption of Units" in this
          Prospectus, Part B.

      (b) The Fund is not subject to income taxes. Accordingly, no
          provision for such taxes is required.

      (c) Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

  2.  DISTRIBUTIONS

      A distribution of net investment income is made to Holders each
      month. Receipts other than interest, after deductions for
      redemptions and applicable expenses, are distributed as explained
      in "Income, Distributions and Reinvestment - Distributions" in
      this Prospectus, Part B.

  3.  NET CAPITAL
<TABLE>
    <S>                                                                          <C>
      Cost of 48,252 units at Date of Deposit...................................   $47,627,675
                                                                                _______________
      Net amount applicable to Holders..........................................    47,627,675
      Redemptions of units - net cost of 4,906 units redeemed
        less redemption amounts.................................................     2,196,988
      Realized gain on securities sold or redeemed..............................     1,213,010
      Principal distributions...................................................   (40,105,472)
      Unrealized appreciation of investments....................................       437,950
                                                                                _______________












      Net capital applicable to Holders.........................................   $11,370,151
                                                                                ===============
</TABLE>



  4.  INCOME TAXES

      As of September 30, 1995, unrealized appreciation of investments,
      based on cost for Federal income tax purposes, aggregated
      $437,950, all of which related to appreciated securities. The cost
      of investment securities for Federal income tax purposes was
      $10,932,013 at September 30, 1995.

                                                   D - 5
<PAGE>

DEFINED ASSET FUNDS - CORPORATE INCOME FUND,
PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES - 4


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


  5.  CHANGE OF TRUSTEE

      On March 1, 1995, The Bank of New York assumed all of the Trustee
      responsibilities from Investors Bank & Trust Company.












                                                   D - 6
<PAGE>


DEFINED ASSET FUNDS - CORPORATE INCOME FUND,
PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES - 4


PORTFOLIO
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Indicated      Optional
    Portfolio No. and Title of       Number of   Par(P) or Stated(S)         Dividend Rate     Redemption
            Securities(3)              Shares      Value Per Share    Total      Per Annum  Provisions(2)(4)       Cost  Value(1)
            _____________          _____________ ___________________ ________ ____________ _________________      ______  ________
<S>                                             <C>       <C>          <C>      <C>         <C>          <C>            <C>

 1 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.,       5,846       $100.000(P)    $   584,600      5.400%      Currently     $   417,527 $   470,111
   5.40% Pfd. Stk., Ser. D

 2 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.,       2,923        100.000(P)        292,300      7.780       Currently         295,223     305,675
   7.78% Cumulative Preferred
   Stock, 1973 Ser.

 3 Carolina Power & Light              1,850        100.000(S)        185,000      5.440       Currently         133,109     135,278











   Company, $5.44 Ser. Cumulative
   Preferred Stock

 4 Central Power & Light Co., 7.12%    5,000        100.000(P)        500,000      7.120       Currently         470,995     505,000
   Pfd. Stk.

 5 Commonwealth Edison Company,          585        100.000(S)         58,500      8.400       Currently          59,085      61,419
   $8.40 Cumulative Preference Stock

 6 Commonwealth Edison, $7.24          7,000        100.000(S)        700,000      7.240       Currently         670,516     693,608
   Cumulative Preferred Stock Ser. E

 7 Consumer Power Company, $7.76       5,000        100.000(P)        500,000      7.760       Currently         511,050     519,455
   Cumulative Preferred Stock, Ser. G

 8 Duke Power Co, 6.72% Cum. Pfd.      1,000        100.000(P)        100,000      6.720       Currently          88,902     101,491
   Stk., Ser. E

 9 GTE California, Inc. 5% Cum. Pfd.   7,308         20.000(P)        146,160      5.000       Currently          96,647     104,139
   Stk.

10 GTE California, Inc. 7.48% Cum.    16,000        100.000(P)      1,600,000      7.480       Currently       1,583,472   1,647,200
   Pfd. Stk.

</TABLE>

                                                                      D - 7
<PAGE>

DEFINED ASSET FUNDS - CORPORATE INCOME FUND,
PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES - 4


PORTFOLIO
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               Indicated      Optional
    Portfolio No. and Title of       Number of   Par(P) or Stated(S)         Dividend Rate     Redemption
            Securities(3)              Shares      Value Per Share    Total      Per Annum  Provisions(2)(4)       Cost  Value(1)
            _____________          _____________ ___________________ ________ ____________ _________________      ______  ________
<S>                                             <C>       <C>          <C>      <C>         <C>          <C>             <C>

11 Gulf Power Co., 7.52% Pfd. Stk.       6,000        100.000(P)  $   600,000     7.520%      Currently      $   596,976 $   606,706

12 Illinois Power Co., 8.24% Cum.          877         50.000(P)       43,850     8.240       Currently           45,516      47,199











   Pfd. Stk.

13 Indianapolis Power & Light Co.,         351        100.000(P)       35,100     8.200       Currently           35,451      36,804
   8.20% Cum. Pfd. Stk.

14 Iowa Electric Light & Power, 6.10%    2,500         50.000(S)      125,000     6.100       Currently          100,864     105,000
   Cum. Pfd. Stk.

15 Massachusetts Electric Co., Cum.      2,923        100.000(P)      292,300     4.440       Currently          171,601     191,336
   Pfd. Stk., 4.44% Ser.

16 J Ray Mcdermott & Co., Inc., Ser. B   2,817         31.250(S)       88,031     2.600       Currently           88,031      90,271
   $2.60 Cum. Pfd. Stk.

17 Mississippi Power & Light Co., 7.44%  5,000        100.000(P)      500,000     7.440       Currently          492,185     509,133
   Pfd. Stk.

18 New York State Electric & Gas         1,100        100.000(P)      110,000     6.480       Currently           94,296      97,647
   Corporation, 6.48% Serial Preferred
   Stock

19 Northern Indiana Public Svc. Co.,     5,000        100.000(P)      500,000     7.500       Currently          496,160     505,000
   7.50% Cum. Pfd. Stk.

20 Ohio Edison Company, 7.24%            4,500        100.000(P)      450,000     7.240       Currently          431,046     438,072
  Cumulative Preferred Stock

21 Ohio Edison Company, 7.36%           10,000        100.000(P)    1,000,000     7.360       Currently          973,780   1,007,314
   Preferred Stock

</TABLE>
                                                         D - 8

<PAGE>

DEFINED ASSET FUNDS - CORPORATE INCOME FUND,
PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES - 4


PORTFOLIO
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 Indicated      Optional
    Portfolio No. and Title of       Number of   Par(P) or Stated(S)         Dividend Rate     Redemption
            Securities(3)              Shares      Value Per Share    Total      Per Annum  Provisions(2)(4)       Cost   Value(1)
            _____________          _____________ ___________________ ________ ____________ _________________      ______  ________
<S>                                             <C>       <C>          <C>      <C>         <C>          <C>             <C>












22 Ohio Power Co., 4.40% Pfd. Stk.         500        100.000(P)   $   50,000     4.400%      Currently      $    29,089  $   30,959


23 Public Service Elec. & Gas Co.,       2,700        100.000(P)      270,000     4.080       Currently          145,638     150,659
   4.08% Cum. Pfd. Stk.

24 Public Service Elec. & Gas Co.,         512        100.000(P)       51,200     5.050       Currently           34,195      35,372
   5.05% Cum. Pfd. Stk.

25 Public Service Electric & Gas        10,000        100.000(P)    1,000,000     7.700       Currently        1,007,900   1,043,159
   Company, 7.70% Cumulative Preferred
   Stock

26 Southwestern Public Service Co.,     17,500        100.000(P)    1,750,000     8.000       Currently        1,767,500   1,832,669
   8.00% Cum. Pfd. Stk.

27 Texas Util. Elec. Co., $7.20 Cum.     1,000        100.000(S)      100,000     7.200       Currently           95,259      99,287
   Pfd. Stk.

                                                                                                            ____________ ___________
TOTAL                                                                                                        $10,932,013 $11,369,963
                                                                                                             =========== ===========
</TABLE>

              See Notes to Portfolio.

                                                                 D - 9
<PAGE>

DEFINED ASSET FUNDS - CORPORATE INCOME FUND,
PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES - 4


NOTES TO PORTFOLIO
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995


  (1) See Notes to Financial Statements.

  (2) Optional redemption provisions, which may be exercised in whole
      or in part, are initially at prices of par plus a premium, then
      subsequently at prices declining to par. Certain securities may
      provide for redemption at par prior or in addition to any
      optional or mandatory redemption dates or maturity, for example,











      through the operation of a maintenance and replacement fund, if
      proceeds are not able to be used as contemplated, the project is
      condemned or sold or the project is destroyed and insurance
      proceeds are used to redeem the securities. Many of the
      securities are also subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption
      commencing on dates which may be prior to the date on which
      securities may be optionally redeemed. Sinking fund redemptions
      are at par and redeem only part of the issue. Some of the
      securities have mandatory sinking funds which contain optional
      provisions permitting the issuer to increase the principal amount
      of securities called on a mandatory redemption date. The sinking
      fund redemptions with optional provisions may, and optional
      refunding redemptions generally will, occur at times when the
      redeemed securities have an offering side evaluation which
      represents a premium over par. To the extent that the securities
      were acquired at a price higher than the redemption price, this
      will represent a loss of capital when compared with the Public
      Offering Price of the Units when acquired. Distributions will
      generally be reduced by the amount of the income which would
      otherwise have been paid with respect to redeemed securities and
      there will be distributed to Holders any principal amount and
      premium received on such redemption after satisfying any redemption
      requests for Units received by the Fund. The estimated current
      return may be affected by redemptions. The tax effect on Holders of
      redemptions and related distributions is described under "Taxes" in
      this Prospectus, Part B.

  (3) All preferred stocks in the Fund were acquired from The Dime Savings
      Bank of New York (the Seller), a Federally chartered savings bank.
      The Seller has agreed to repurchase any securities sold by it to the
      Fund under specified circumstances. For additional information about
      such arrangements, see "Investment Summary - Risk Factors" and "Risk
      Factors - Preferred Stock Put Series" in Parts A and B, respectively,
      of this Prospectus.

                                                   D - 10
<PAGE>












DEFINED ASSET FUNDS - CORPORATE INCOME FUND,
PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES - 4


NOTES TO PORTFOLIO
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1995

  (4) It is anticipated that the perpetual Preferred Stocks and certain
      of the sinking fund Preferred Stocks will be sold by the Trustee
      on various disposition dates beginning June 17, 1995 and ending
      June 17, 2005 if they can be sold for prices in excess of their
      Put Prices on such dates. Otherwise these Preferred Stocks will
      be sold on the Final Disposition Date (June 17, 2005 for all
      Preferred Stocks) at their Put Prices in accordance with the
      Seller's Disposition Purchase commitments. (See "Investment
      Summary - Risk Factor" in this Prospectus, Part A.)












                                        D - 11


<PAGE>
                             Defined
                             Asset FundsSM
 

SPONSORS:                          CORPORATE INCOME FUND
Merrill Lynch,                     PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES--4
Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedPROSPECTUS PART A
Defined Asset Funds                This Prospectus does not contain all of the
P.O. Box 9051                      information with respect to the investment
Princeton, N.J. 08543-9051         company set forth in its registration
(609) 282-8500                     statement and exhibits relating thereto which
Smith Barney Inc.                  have been filed with the Securities and
Unit Trust Department              Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. under
388 Greenwich Street--23rd Floor   the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment
New York, NY 10013                 Company Act of 1940, and to which reference
1-800-223-2532                     is hereby made.
Prudential Securities Incorporated ------------------------------
One Seaport Plaza                  No person is authorized to give any
199 Water Street                   information or to make any representations
New York, N.Y. 10292               with respect to this investment company not
(212) 776-1000                     contained in its registration statement and
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.          exhibits relating thereto; and any
Two World Trade Center--59th Floor information or representation not contained
New York, N.Y. 10048               therein must not be relied upon as having
(212) 392-2222                     been authorized. This Prospectus shall not
PaineWebber Incorporated           constitute an offer to sell or the
1200 Harbor Blvd.                  solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall
Weehawken, N.J. 07087              there be any sale of these securities in any
(201) 902-3000                     State in which such offer solicitation or
EVALUATOR:                         sale would be unlawful prior to registration
Kenny S&P Evaluation Services,     or qualification under the securities laws of
65 Broadway                        any such State.
New York, N.Y. 10006
TRUSTEE:
The Bank of New York
(a New York Banking Corporation)
Box 974--Wall Street Station
New York, N.Y. 10268-0974
1-800-221-7771

 
                                                     13780--12/95
<PAGE>
                             CORPORATE INCOME FUND
                              DEFINED ASSET FUNDS
                       CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
     This Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-6
comprises the following papers and documents:
 
     The facing sheet of Form S-6.
 
     The cross-reference sheet (incorporated by reference to the Cross-Reference
Sheet to the Cross-Reference Sheet to the Registration Statement on Form S-6 of
Defined Asset Funds Municipal Insured Series, 1933 Act File No. 33-54565).
 
     The Prospectus.
 
     The Signatures.
 
The following exhibits:
 
     1.1.1--Form of Standard Terms and Conditions of Trust Effective as of
            October 21, 1993 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1.1 to the
            Registration Statement of Municipal Investment Trust Fund,
            Multi-state Series--48, 1933 Act File No. 33-50247).
 
     4.1  --Consent of the Evaluator.
 
     5.1  --Consent of independent accountants.
 
     9.1  --Information Supplement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 9.1 to
            the Registration Statement of Corporate Income Fund, Intermediate
            Term Series 54, 1933 Act File No. 33-57973).
 
                                      R-1
<PAGE>
                   DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--CORPORATE INCOME FUND
                         PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES--4
 
                                   SIGNATURES
 
     PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT,
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--CORPORATE INCOME FUND, PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES--4 (A
UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST), CERTIFIES THAT IT MEETS ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 485(B) UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR
AMENDMENT TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND STATE OF NEW
YORK ON THE 20TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1995.
 
             SIGNATURES APPEAR ON PAGES R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6 AND R-7.
 
     A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.
 
     A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Smith Barney Inc.
has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration
Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person signing this
Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement to do so on
behalf of such members.
 
     A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Prudential
Securities Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to
the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person
signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement
to do so on behalf of such members.
 
     A majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Dean Witter Reynolds
Inc. has signed this Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration
Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney authorizing the person signing this
Registration Statement or Amendment to the Registration Statement to do so on
behalf of such members.
 
     A majority of the members of the Executive Committee of the Board of
Directors of PaineWebber Incorporated has signed this Registration Statement or
Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Powers of Attorney
authorizing the person signing this Registration Statement or Amendment to the
Registration Statement to do so on behalf of such members.
 
                                      R-2
<PAGE>
               MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
                                   DEPOSITOR
 

By the following persons, who constitute a majority of      Powers of Attorney
  the Board of Directors of Merrill Lynch, Pierce,            have been filed
  Fenner & Smith Incorporated:                                under
                                                              Form SE and the
                                                              following 1933 Act
                                                              File
                                                              Number: 33-43466
                                                              and 33-51607

 
      HERBERT M. ALLISON, JR.
      BARRY S. FREIDBERG
      EDWARD L. GOLDBERG
      STEPHEN L. HAMMERMAN
      JEROME P. KENNEY
      DAVID H. KOMANSKY
      DANIEL T. NAPOLI
      THOMAS H. PATRICK
      JOHN L. STEFFENS
      DANIEL P. TULLY
      ROGER M. VASEY
      ARTHUR H. ZEIKEL
      By
       ERNEST V. FABIO
       (As authorized signatory for Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
       Fenner & Smith Incorporated and
       Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
 
                                      R-3
<PAGE>
                       PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES INCORPORATED
                                   DEPOSITOR
 

By the following persons, who constitute a majority of      Powers of Attorney
  the Board of Directors of Prudential Securities             have been filed
  Incorporated:                                               under Form SE and
                                                              the following 1933
                                                              Act File Number:
                                                              33-41631

 
      ALAN D. HOGAN
      GEORGE A. MURRAY
      LELAND B. PATON
      HARDWICK SIMMONS
      By
       WILLIAM W. HUESTIS
       (As authorized signatory for Prudential Securities
       Incorporated and Attorney-in-fact for the persons
       listed above)
 
                                      R-4
<PAGE>
                               SMITH BARNEY INC.
                                   DEPOSITOR
 

By the following persons, who constitute a majority of      Powers of Attorney
  the Board of Directors of Smith Barney Inc.:                have been filed
                                                              under the 1933 Act
                                                              File Number:
                                                              33-49753 and
                                                              33-51607

 
      STEVEN D. BLACK
      JAMES BOSHART III
      ROBERT A. CASE
      JAMES DIMON
      ROBERT DRUSKIN
      ROBERT F. GREENHILL
      JEFFREY LANE
      JACK L. RIVKIN
 
      By GINA LEMON
       (As authorized signatory for
       Smith Barney Inc. and
       Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
 
                                      R-5
<PAGE>
                           DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
                                   DEPOSITOR
 

By the following persons, who constitute  Powers of Attorney have been filed
  a majority of                             under Form SE and the following 1933
  the Board of Directors of Dean Witter     Act File Number: 33-17085
  Reynolds Inc.:

 
      NANCY DONOVAN
      CHARLES A. FIUMEFREDDO
      JAMES F. HIGGINS
      STEPHEN R. MILLER
      PHILIP J. PURCELL
      THOMAS C. SCHNEIDER
      WILLIAM B. SMITH
      By
       MICHAEL D. BROWNE
       (As authorized signatory for
       Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
       and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
 
                                      R-6
<PAGE>
                            PAINEWEBBER INCORPORATED
                                   DEPOSITOR
 

By the following persons, who constitute  Powers of Attorney have been filed
  a majority of                             under
  the Executive Committee of the Board      the following 1933 Act File
  of Directors of PaineWebber               Number: 33-55073
  Incorporated:

 
      JOSEPH J. GRANO, JR.
      DONALD B. MARRON
      By
       ROBERT E. HOLLEY
       (As authorized signatory for
       PaineWebber Incorporated
       and Attorney-in-fact for the persons listed above)
 
                                      R-7



                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1
 
                         KENNY S&P EVALUATION SERVICES
                       A Division of J.J. Kenny Co., Inc.
                                  65 BROADWAY
                              NEW YORK, N.Y. 10006
                            TELEPHONE (212) 770-4422
                                FAX 212/797-8681
 
                                                   December 20, 1995
Frank A. Ciccotto
Vice President
 

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
Unit Investment Trust Division
P.O. Box 9051
Princeton, New Jersey 08543-9051
The Bank of New York
101 Barclay Street
New York, New York 10286

 
RE: DEFINED ASSET FUNDS--CORPORATE INCOME FUND,
     PREFERRED STOCK PUT SERIES--4
 
Gentlemen:
 
     We have examined the post-effective Amendment to the Registration Statement
File No. 2-94667 for the above-captioned trust. We hereby acknowledge that Kenny
S&P Evaluation Services, a division of J.J. Kenny Co., Inc. is currently acting
as the evaluator for the trust. We hereby consent to the use in the Amendment of
the reference to Kenny S&P Evaluation Services, a division of J.J. Kenny Co.,
Inc., as evaluator.
 
     In addition, we hereby confirm that the ratings indicated in the
above-referenced Amendment to the Registration Statement for the respective
bonds comprising the trust portfolio are the ratings currently indicated in our
KENNYBASE database.
 
     You are hereby authorized to file copies of this letter with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
 
                                                   Sincerely,
                                                   FRANK A. CICCOTTO
                                                   Vice President


                                                                     Exhibit 5.1
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Sponsors and Trustee of
Defined Asset Funds--Corporate Income Fund--Preferred Stock Put Series--4
 
We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to Registration
Statement No. 2-94667 of our opinion dated December 4, 1995 appearing in the
Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement, and to the reference
to us under the heading 'Auditors' in such Prospectus.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, N.Y.
December 20, 1995



<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 6
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1995
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST>                       10,932,013
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE>                      11,369,963
<RECEIVABLES>                                   68,388
<ASSETS-OTHER>                                  23,562
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS>                                 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              11,461,913
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES>                             0
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT>                              0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES>                        6,416
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES>                              6,416
<SENIOR-EQUITY>                                      0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON>                    10,932,201
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK>                           48,252
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR>                           48,252
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT>                       85,346
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII>                               0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS>                              0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS>                             0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC>                       437,950
<NET-ASSETS>                                11,455,497
<DIVIDEND-INCOME>                                    0
<INTEREST-INCOME>                            1,110,196
<OTHER-INCOME>                                       0
<EXPENSES-NET>                                   5,963
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME>                      1,104,233
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT>                       109,638
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT>                     (90,745)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS>                        1,123,126
<EQUALIZATION>                                       0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME>                    1,122,825
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS>                             0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER>                        5,981,318
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD>                              0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED>                          0
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                             DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL
                              450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
                           NEW YORK, NEW YORK  10017
                                 (212) 450-4000


                                                            December 20, 1995


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Dear Sirs:

        We hereby represent that the Post-Effective Amendments to the registered
unit investment trusts described in Exhibit A attached hereto do not contain
disclosures which would render them ineligible to become effective pursuant to
Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933.

                                                        Very truly yours,

                                                        Davis Polk & Wardwell

Attachment

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                                   EXHIBIT A
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                                                                       1933 ACT   1940 ACT
FUND NAME                                                      CIK     FILE NO.   FILE NO.
- ---------                                                      ---     --------   --------
<S>                                                           <C>      <C>        <C>



DEFINED ASSET FUNDS-CS TELE-GLOBAL TRUST DAF                  891837   33-49831   811-3044


DEFINED ASSET FUNDS-MITF IS-172                               803829   33-42311   811-1777
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS-MITF IS-182                               803854   33-48877   811-1777
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS-MITF IS-183                               803856   33-48961   811-1777
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS- IS-195 DAF                               803878   33-50003   811-1777
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS-MITF IS-212                               804007   33-55463   811-1777


DEFINED ASSET FUNDS-CIF MPS-309                               891282   33-48997   811-2295


DEFINED ASSET FUNDS-MITF MPS-501                              803708   33-35912   811-1777
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS-MITF MPS-502                              803709   33-36732   811-1777
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS- MPS-548 DAF                              892772   33-55319   811-1777

DEFINED ASSET FUNDS-MITF MSS-16                               891630   33-49033   811-1777
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS- MSS-47 DAF                               895635   33-50067   811-1777
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS- MSS 48 DAF                               895636   33-50247   811-1777
DEFINED ASSET FUNDS-MITF MSS 7T                               847226   33-37210   811-1777


DEFINED ASSET FUNDS-CIF PSPS-4                                758345   2-94667    811-2295

TOTAL:   15 FUNDS

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