Putnam Investments
100 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
December 4, 2023
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549
RE: | Putnam Tax-Free Income Trust (Reg. Nos. 2-98790) (811-04345) (the “Trust”) on behalf of Putnam Strategic Intermediate Municipal Fund and Putnam Tax-Free High Yield Fund (the “Funds”) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Fund hereby certifies that the forms of Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the Funds pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective Amendment No. 57 to the Funds’ Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the “Amendment”) would not have differed from that contained in the Amendment, which is the most recent amendment to such Registration Statement and was filed electronically on November 27, 2023.
Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to Elissa O’Bryant at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 17023.
Very truly yours,
Putnam Tax-Free Income Trust
/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
By: | _________________________________ |
Jonathan S. Horwitz
Executive Vice President, Principal Executive Officer and Compliance Liaison
cc: James Thomas, Esq.