X0101 24F-2NT LIVE 0000205802 XXXXXXXX false false N-1A PUTNAM TAX EXEMPT INCOME FUND One Hundred Federal Street Boston MA X1 02110 Tax Exempt Income S000006568 A C000017918 B C000017919 C C000017917 R6 C000202806 Y C000060417 811-02675 002-57165 09/30/2023 false S000006568 134555646.00 185814737.00 1770771199.00 1956585936.00 0.00 (1822030290.00) 0.0001476 0.00 0.00 Janet C. Smith Janet C. Smith Principal Accounting Officer 11/20/2023