485BPOS 1 xb100113tft.htm 485B XBRL FILING - DWS TAX FREE TRUST xb100113tft.htm
Filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 9, 2013

File No. 002-81105
File No. 811-03632

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

FORM N-1A


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Pre-Effective Amendment No.
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 61
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and/or
 
   
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
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Amendment No. 61
 
   
DWS Tax Free Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
   
345 Park Avenue, New York, NY  10154
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
 
   
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (617) 295-1000
 
   
John Millette
Vice President and Secretary
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
 




It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

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Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
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On __________________pursuant to paragraph (b)
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60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (1)
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On __________________ pursuant to paragraph (a) (1)
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75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (2)
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On __________________ pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of Rule 485.
   
 
If Appropriate, check the following box:
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This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment
 
 
 

 
 

 

This filing relates solely to the following Fund, a series of the Registrant:

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DWS Intermediate Tax/AMT Free Fund – Classes A, B, C, Institutional Class and Class S


 
 

 




SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant 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 amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized, in the City of New York and the State of New York on the 7th day of October 2013.

  DWS TAX FREE TRUST

 
By:  /s/Robert Kendall
Robert Kendall*
President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
 
     
/s/Robert Kendall
   
Robert Kendall*
President
October 7, 2013
     
 /s/Paul H. Schubert     
Paul H. Schubert
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
October 7, 2013
     
/s/John W. Ballantine
   
John W. Ballantine*
Trustee
October 7, 2013
     
/s/Henry P. Becton, Jr.
   
Henry P. Becton, Jr.*
Trustee
October 7, 2013
     
 /s/Dawn-Marie Driscoll
   
Dawn-Marie Driscoll*
Trustee
October 7, 2013
     
/s/Keith R. Fox
   
Keith R. Fox*
Trustee
October 7, 2013
     
/s/Paul K. Freeman
   
Paul K. Freeman*
Trustee
October 7, 2013
     
/s/Kenneth C. Froewiss
   
Kenneth C. Froewiss*
Chairperson and Trustee
October 7, 2013
     
/s/Richard J. Herring
   
Richard J. Herring*
Trustee
October 7, 2013
     
/s/William McClayton
   
William McClayton*
Vice Chairperson and Trustee
October 7, 2013
     
/s/Rebecca W. Rimel
   
Rebecca W. Rimel*
Trustee
October 7, 2013
     
/s/William N. Searcy, Jr.
   
William N. Searcy, Jr.*
Trustee
October 7, 2013
     
/s/Jean Gleason Stromberg
   
Jean Gleason Stromberg*
Trustee
October 7, 2013
     
/s/Robert H. Wadsworth
   
Robert H. Wadsworth*
Trustee
October 7, 2013


*By:           
/s/Caroline Pearson
Caroline Pearson **
Chief Legal Officer

 
**
Attorney-in-fact pursuant to the powers of attorney as filed herein; and that are incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 to the Registration Statement as filed on September 26, 2008.




 
 

 
 
Cash Account Trust
 
Cash Management Portfolio
 
Cash Reserve Fund, Inc.
 
DWS Equity 500 Index Portfolio
 
DWS Global High Income Fund, Inc.
 
DWS Global/International Fund, Inc.
 
DWS High Income Opportunities Fund, Inc.
 
DWS High Income Trust
 
DWS Income Trust
 
DWS Institutional Funds
 
DWS International Fund, Inc.
 
DWS Investment Trust
 
DWS Investments VIT Funds
 
DWS Market Trust
 
DWS Money Funds
 
DWS Money Market Trust
 
DWS Multi-Market Income Trust
 
DWS Municipal Income Trust
 
DWS Municipal Trust
 
DWS Portfolio Trust
 
DWS Securities Trust
 
DWS State Tax-Free Income Series
 
DWS Strategic Income Trust
 
DWS Strategic Municipal Income Trust
 
DWS Target Date Series
 
DWS Target Fund
 
DWS Tax Free Trust
 
DWS Value Series, Inc.
 
DWS Variable Series I
 
DWS Variable Series II
 
Investors Cash Trust
 
Tax-Exempt California Money Market Fund

(each a “Fund”)

Power of Attorney

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the following person, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute and appoint Scott Hogan, John Millette and Caroline Pearson, and each of them, severally, with full powers of substitution, his true and lawful attorney and agent to execute in his name, place and stead (in such capacity) any and all amendments to enable the Fund to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the Fund’s Registration Statement pursuant to the 1933 Act and/or the 1940 Act, together with any and all pre- and post-effective amendments thereto, including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as President of the Fund such Registration Statement and any and all such pre- and post-effective amendments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act and/or the 1940 Act, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each said attorney-in-fact and agent, or may substitute or substitutes therefor, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/Robert Kendall
Robert Kendall
President
October 3, 2013


 
 

 

DWS FUNDS BOARD

CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY

I, John Millette, do hereby certify as follows:

1.  
That I am the duly elected Secretary of the Funds listed on the attached Appendix A, (each a “Fund,” and each Fund’s underlying portfolios, if applicable, a “Series”);
 
2.  
I further certify that the following is a complete and correct copy of resolutions adopted by all of the members of the Board of Directors/Trustees of the Funds by written consent effective October 3, 2013, and that such resolutions have not been amended and are in full force and effect:
 
WHEREAS, the President of the Fund, Robert Kendall, desires to execute a Power of Attorney and thereby delegate legal authority to the below-designated individuals to sign Registration Statements, including any amendments, on his behalf:
 
NOW THEREFORE BE IT:
 
RESOLVED, that the following individuals be, and they hereby are, and each of them hereby is, given a Power of Attorney in substantially the form presented to the Board, with such changes as the officers, with the advice of counsel, shall recommend, to sign the Fund’s Registration Statements, including any amendments:
 
Scott Hogan
John Millette
Caroline Pearson; and
 
FURTHER RESOLVED, that any Registration Statement signed pursuant to such Power of Attorney shall comply with Rule 483 (b) of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, including, but not limited to the inclusion of: (1) a copy of the authorizing Power of Attorney; and (2) a certified copy of the resolutions of the Board authorizing such delegation as Exhibits thereto.

 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this third day of October, 2013.

 
                         /s/John Millette
John Millette
Secretary

 
 

 

APPENDIX A

CASH ACCOUNT TRUST, and its series:
Government & Agency Securities Portfolio
Money Market Portfolio
Tax-Exempt Portfolio
 
CASH MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO
 
CASH RESERVE FUND, INC., and its
series:
Prime Series
 
DWS EQUITY 500 INDEX PORTFOLIO
 
DWS GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND,
INC.
 
DWS GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL
FUND, INC., and its series:
DWS Enhanced Emerging Markets Fixed
Income Fund
DWS Enhanced Global Bond Fund
DWS Global Growth Fund
DWS Global Small Cap Growth Fund
DWS RREEF Global Infrastructure Fund
 
DWS HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITIES
FUND, INC.
 
DWS HIGH INCOME TRUST
 
DWS INCOME TRUST, and its series:
DWS Core Fixed Income Fund
DWS Global High Income Fund
DWS Global Inflation Fund
DWS GNMA Fund
DWS High Income Fund
DWS Short Duration Fund
DWS Strategic Government Securities Fund
DWS Ultra-Short Duration Fund
DWS Unconstrained Income Fund
 
DWS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, and its
series:
DWS EAFE Equity Index Fund
DWS Equity 500 Index Fund
DWS S&P 500 Index Fund
DWS U.S. Bond Index Fund
 
DWS PORTFOLIO TRUST, and its series:
DWS Core Plus Income Fund
DWS Floating Rate Fund
 
 
 
 
 
DWS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC., and
its series:
DWS Emerging Markets Equity Fund
DWS Global Equity Fund
DWS International Fund
DWS International Value Fund
DWS Latin America Equity Fund
DWS World Dividend Fund
 
DWS INVESTMENT TRUST, and its
series:
DWS Capital Growth Fund
DWS Core Equity Fund
DWS Large Cap Focus Growth Fund
DWS Mid Cap Growth Fund
DWS Small Cap Core Fund
DWS Small Cap Growth Fund
 
DWS INVESTMENTS VIT FUNDS, and its
series:
DWS Equity 500 Index VIP
DWS Small Cap Index VIP
 
DWS MARKET TRUST, and its series:
DWS Alternative Asset Allocation Fund
DWS Diversified Market Neutral Fund
DWS Global Income Builder Fund
DWS Select Alternative Allocation Fund
 
DWS MONEY FUNDS, and its series:
DWS Money Market Prime Series
 
DWS MONEY MARKET TRUST, and its
series
Cash Management Fund
Cash Reserve Fund Institutional
Daily Assets Fund Institutional
DWS Money Market Series
NY Tax Free Money Fund
Tax Free Money Fund Investment
 
DWS MULTI-MARKET INCOME
TRUST
 
DWS MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST
 
DWS MUNICIPAL TRUST, and its series:
DWS Managed Municipal Bond Fund
DWS Short-Term Municipal Bond Fund
DWS Strategic High Yield Tax-Free Fund
 
DWS TAX FREE TRUST, and its series
DWS Intermediate Tax/AMT Free Fund
 
 

 
DWS SECURITIES TRUST, and its series:
DWS Communications Fund
DWS Enhanced Commodity Strategy Fund
DWS Gold & Precious Metals Fund
DWS Health Care Fund
DWS RREEF Global Real Estate Securities
Fund
DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Fund
DWS RREEF Real Estate Securities Income Fund
DWS Technology Fund
 
DWS STATE TAX-FREE INCOME
SERIES, and its series:
DWS California Tax-Free Income Fund
DWS Massachusetts Tax-Free Fund
DWS New York Tax-Free Income Fund
 
DWS STRATEGIC INCOME TRUST
 
DWS STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL
INCOME TRUST
 
DWS TARGET DATE SERIES, and its
series:
DWS LifeCompass 2015 Fund
DWS LifeCompass 2020 Fund
DWS LifeCompass 2030 Fund
DWS LifeCompass 2040 Fund
DWS LifeCompass Retirement Fund
 
DWS TARGET FUND, and its series:
DWS Target 2014 Fund
DWS VALUE SERIES, INC. and its series:
DWS Equity Dividend Fund
DWS Large Cap Value Fund
DWS Mid Cap Value Fund
DWS Small Cap Value Fund
 
DWS VARIABLE SERIES I, and its series
DWS Bond VIP
DWS Capital Growth VIP
DWS Core Equity VIP
DWS Global Small Cap Growth VIP
DWS International VIP
 
DWS VARIABLE SERIES II, and its series
DWS Alternative Asset Allocation VIP
DWS Global Equity VIP
DWS Global Growth VIP
DWS Global Income Builder VIP
DWS Government & Agency Securities VIP
DWS High Income VIP
DWS Large Cap Value VIP
DWS Money Market VIP
DWS Small Mid Cap Growth VIP
DWS Small Mid Cap Value VIP
DWS Unconstrained Income VIP
 
INVESTORS CASH TRUST, and its series:
Central Cash Management Fund
DWS Variable NAV Money Fund
Treasury Portfolio
 
TAX-EXEMPT CALIFORNIA MONEY
MARKET FUND
 
 

 
 

 



EXHIBIT INDEX

Index No.
  
Description of Exhibit
   
EX-101.INS
  
XBRL Instance Document
   
EX-101.SCH
  
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
EX-101.CAL
  
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
   
EX-101.DEF
  
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
   
EX-101.LAB
  
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
   
EX-101.PRE
  
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase