UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act File Number :		811-4345
Name of Registrant:	Putnam Tax-Free Income Trust
Address of Principal Executive Offices:
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Name and address of agent of service:
	James P. Pappas, Vice President
	Putnam Tax-Free Income Trust
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, Massachusetts 02109
CC:
	John W. Gerstmayr, Esq.
	Ropes & Gray LLP
	One International Place
	Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Registrant's telephone number including area code:
	(617) 292-1000
Date of fiscal year end:
	7/31/08
Date of reporting period:
	07/01/2008 - 06/30/2009

Item 1: Proxy Voting Record
Registrant : Putnam Tax-Free Income Trust
Fund Name : Putnam AMT-Free Municipal Fund
The fund did not vote proxies relating to portfolio securities during the period covered by this report.
Fund Name : Putnam Tax-Free High Yield Fund
Tembec Inc.
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting Status
	TMB	CUSIP9 87974D100	01/29/2009		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Annual	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.1	Elect Norman Betts	Mgmt	For	Withhold	Against
	1.2	Elect James Brumm	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.3	Elect James Chapman	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.4	Elect James Continenza	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.5	Elect James Lopez	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.6	Elect Luc Rossignol	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.7	Elect Francis Scricco	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.8	Elect David Steuart	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.9	Elect Lorie Waisberg	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Appointment of Auditor and	Mgmt	For	For	For
		Authority to Set Fees

Any ballot marked 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted. Ballots marked 'Abstain' are considered to have been voted against management's recommendation if management's recommendation is 'For' or 'Against,' and for management’s recommendation if management’s recommendation is ‘Abstain.’ Where management has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain' from voting on a ballot item, a ballot marked 'For' or 'Against' is considered to have been voted against management's recommendation to 'Abstain.'

Where management has made no recommendation on a ballot item, 'NA' is used to indicate that there is no management recommendation that a shareholder may vote 'For' or 'Against.'

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant:	Putnam Tax-Free Income Trust
By:	/s/ Charles E. Porter
Name:	Charles E. Porter
Title:	Executive Vice President, Associate Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer and
	Compliance Liaison
Date:	August 3, 2009