United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
1. Name and address of issuer:
Lord Abbett Tax-Free Income Trust
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
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): X
3. Investment Company Act File Number:811-6418
Securities Act File Number: 33-43017
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this Form is filed: October 31, 1997
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)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the registration
fee due.
4(c). ____ Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this
Form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sales price of securities sold during the
fiscal year pursuant to section 24(f): $ 34,064,437
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $ 53,433,949
(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): $-53,433,949
(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 availed for use in $(19,369,512)
future years - if Item 5(i) is less than
Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
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(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee
(See Instruction C.9): x .000295
(viii) Registration fee due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item
5(vii)] enter "0" if no fee is due): =$ 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: _____________. 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: ____________.
7. Interest due if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after the end of
the issuer's fiscal year (see Instruction D):
+$______________
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due [line
5(viii) plus line 7]: =$ 0
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission's lockbox depository:
Method of Deliver:
____ Wire Transfer
____ Mail or other means
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. Konop
Thomas F. Konop, Vice President
Date: January 14, 1998
