X0102 24F-2NT LIVE 0000205802 XXXXXXXX false false N-1A PUTNAM TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND 100 Federal Street Boston MA X1 02110 true 811-02675 002-57165 09/30/2025 false 68072278.00 145384049.00 1864006074.00 2009390123.00 0.00 (1941317845.00) 0.0001381 0.00 0.00 0.00 /s/ Monica Krogh Monica Krogh, Assistant Treasurer 12/05/2025