U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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)
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1. Investment Company Act File Number: Date examination completed:
811-4503 December 31, 1997
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2. State identification Number: N/A
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AL AK AZ AR CA CO
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CT DE DC FL GA HI
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ID IL IN IA KS KY
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LA ME MD MA MI MN
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MS MO MT NE NV NH
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NJ NM NY NC ND OH
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OK OR PA RI SC SD
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TN TX UT VT VA WA
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WV WI WY PUERTO RICO
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Other (specify):
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3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement:
Tax-Free Trust of Arizona
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4. Address of principal executive office (number, street, city, state, zip
code):
380 Madison Avenue, Suite 2300, New York, NY 10017
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INSTRUCTIONS
This Form must be completed by 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
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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 St.,
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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KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
Independent Accountants' Report
To the Board of Trustees of Tax-Free Trust of Arizona and
the Securities and Exchange Commission:
We have examined management's assertion about Tax-Free Trust of Arizona's (the
"Trust") compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of
Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of December 31, 1997,
included in the accompanying Management Statement regarding Compliance with
Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Management is
responsible for the Trust's compliance with those requirements. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the
Trust'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 Trust's compliance with those
requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary
under the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following
tests which we performed as of December 31, 1997, and the period from
September 30, 1997 (the date of our last examination) through December 31,
1997, with respect to securities transactions, without prior notice to
management:
* we agreed all securities reported by the Trust's accounting records to
Custody records as of December 31, 1997;
* for securities purchased but not settled, we agreed pending trades
outstanding per the Trust's accounting records to broker confirmations;
* for securities which were to be redeemed, we verified subsequent settlement
on Custody records as of December 31, 1997; and
* we reviewed the Banc One Investment Management Group "Report on Controls
Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness for Trust
Application System" ("SAS 70 Report") for the period January 1, 1997 to
December 31, 1997, and noted that no negative findings were reported in
the areas of Asset Custody and Control and Trust Accounting System.
We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Our examination does not provide a legal determination of the Trust's
compliance with specified requirements.
In our opinion, management's assertion that Tax-Free Trust of Arizona was in
compliance with the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under
the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of December 31, 1997, and for the
period from September 30, 1997 through December 31, 1997, is fairly stated
in all material respects.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management of
Tax-Free Trust of Arizona and the Securities and Exchange Commission and should
not be used for any other purpose.
/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
January 23, 1998
