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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item 1. Schedule of Investments
Item 2. Controls and Procedures
Item 3. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number: 811-03031
Morgan Stanley Tax-Free Daily Income Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
     
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
  10036
(Zip code)
Randy Takian
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-296-6990
Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2008
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2008
 
 
Item 1. Schedule of Investments.
The Fund’s schedule of investments as of the close of the reporting period prepared pursuant to Rule 12-12 of Regulation S-X is as follows:

 


 

Morgan Stanley Tax-Free Daily Income Trust
Portfolio of Investments September 30, 2008
(unaudited)
                         
PRINCIPAL                    
AMOUNT IN         COUPON   DEMAND      
THOUSANDS         RATE(a)   DATE(b)   VALUE  
 
       
Short-Term Variable Rate Municipal Obligations (71.3%)
               
       
Colorado
               
       
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority,
               
$ 5,250    
Capital Christian School Ser 2007
  8.05%   10/07/08   $ 5,250,000  
  2,930    
Pueblo Serra Worship Holdings Ser 2006
  8.28   10/07/08     2,930,000  
  3,000    
Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Exempla Northwest Medical Center Ser 2002 A ROCs II-R Ser 10328CE
  8.22   10/07/08     3,000,000  
  2,500    
Colorado Springs, Utilities System Sub Lien Ser 2007 A
  8.27   10/07/08     2,500,000  
  20,000    
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, Ser 2001
  7.95   10/07/08     20,000,000  
       
 
               
       
Delaware
               
       
Delaware Economic Development Authority,
               
  2,400    
Archmere Academy Inc Ser 2006
  7.53   10/07/08     2,400,000  
  2,950    
St Andrew’s School Ser 2004
  7.25   10/07/08     2,950,000  
       
 
               
       
Florida
               
  4,660    
Highlands County Health Facilities Authority, Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Obligated Group Ser 2006 C ROCs II-R Ser 11564 (BHAC)
  4.72   10/07/08     4,660,000  
       
 
               
       
Georgia
               
  3,275    
Columbus Development Authority, Foundation Properties Inc Student Housing & Academic Facilities Ser 2006
  8.46   10/07/08     3,275,000  
  10,250    
Gwinnett County Hospital Authority, Gwinnett Hospital System Inc Ser 2008 B
  7.85   10/07/08     10,250,000  
       
 
               
       
Illinois
               
  5,000    
Chicago, Refg Ser 2008 A Eagle #20080016 Class A
  8.24   10/07/08     5,000,000  
  3,100    
Cook County, Ser 2002 B
  7.50   10/07/08     3,100,000  
       
Illinois Development Finance Authority,
               
  4,700    
Museum of Contemporary Art Ser 1994
  7.95   10/07/08     4,700,000  
  3,400    
Young Men’s Christian Association of Metropolitan Chicago Ser 2001
  7.95   10/07/08     3,400,000  
  1,000    
Illinois Educational Facilities Authority, University of Chicago Ser B-1
  1.85   10/07/08     1,000,000  
       
Illinois Finance Authority,
               
  4,500    
CHF-DeKalb LLC at Northern Illinois University Ser 2006 A
  8.07   10/07/08     4,500,000  
  3,000    
Dominican University Ser 2006
  7.95   10/07/08     3,000,000  
  4,000    
Village of Oak Park Residence Ser 2006
  7.95   10/07/08     4,000,000  
  3,000    
Illinois, Ser 2003 PUTTERs 2008 Ser 3098
  4.64   10/07/08     3,000,000  
  9,690    
Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Refg 1993 Ser B (MBIA)
  8.15   10/07/08     9,690,000  
       
 
               
       
Indiana
               
  3,500    
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Ser 2002 A PUTTERS Ser 2787 (MBIA Insd)
  5.45   10/07/08     3,500,000  
       
 
               
       
Kentucky
               
  9,500    
Boyle County, Ephraim McDowell Health Ser 2006
  8.25   10/07/08     9,500,000  
       
 
               
       
Louisiana
               
  11,520    
Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, St James Place of Baton Rouge Ser 2007 A
  8.01   10/07/08     11,520,000  
  1,864    
Louisiana Municipal Natural Gas Purchasing & Distribution Authority, Gas Project No 1 Ser 2006 PUTTERs Ser 1411Q
  7.96   10/07/08     1,864,000  

 


 

                         
PRINCIPAL                    
AMOUNT IN         COUPON   DEMAND      
THOUSANDS         RATE(a)   DATE(b)   VALUE  
 
       
Maryland
               
  2,900    
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Catholic Health Initiatives Ser 1997 B
  7.98   10/07/08     2,900,000  
       
 
               
       
Massachusetts
               
  12,650    
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Cushing Academy Ser 2004
  7.98   10/07/08     12,650,000  
  2,000    
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Northeastern University Ser T-1
  2.25   05/20/09     2,000,000  
       
 
               
       
Michigan
               
  3,000    
Kent Hospital Finance Authority, Metropolitan Hospital Ser 2005 B
  7.50   10/07/08     3,000,000  
  7,500    
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, Healthcare Equipment Loan Program Ser C
  8.25   10/07/08     7,500,000  
       
 
               
       
Minnesota
               
  7,550    
St Cloud, CentraCare Health System Ser 2008 A (AGC Insd)
  7.98   10/07/08     7,550,000  
       
 
               
       
Mississippi
               
  1,100    
Perry County, Leaf River Forest Products Inc Ser 2002
  7.90   10/07/08     1,100,000  
       
 
               
       
New York
               
  5,950    
Austin Trust, New York City Fiscal 2002 Ser D Custody Receipts Ser 2008-1064
  6.26   10/07/08     5,950,000  
       
 
               
       
North Carolina
               
  6,000    
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency, High Point University Ser 2007
  8.05   10/01/08     6,000,000  
  8,280    
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, United Church Homes & Services Ser 2007
  8.05   10/07/08     8,280,000  
  5,000    
Piedmont Triad Airport Authority, Ser 2008 A
  7.25   10/07/08     5,000,000  
       
 
               
       
Ohio
               
  3,530    
Columbus, Sewer Ser 2008 B
  7.76   10/07/08     3,530,000  
  11,465    
East Liverpool, East Liverpool City Hospital Ser 2006
  8.50   10/07/08     11,465,000  
  5,800    
Franklin County, OH, OhioHealth Corp Ser 2008 A
  7.93   10/07/08     5,800,000  
       
 
               
       
Pennsylvania
               
       
Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority,
               
  5,105    
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Ser 2002
  8.01   10/07/08     5,105,000  
  1,800    
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Ser 2005
  8.01   10/07/08     1,800,000  
  6,750    
Bucks County Industrial Develpoment Authority, Pennswood Village Ser 2007 A
  8.00   10/07/08     6,750,000  
  8,780    
Derry Township Industrial & Commercial Development Authority, Hotel Tax Arena Ser 2000 A
  8.25   10/07/08     8,780,000  
  9,000    
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Student Housing Ser 2008
  7.90   10/07/08     9,000,000  
  1,545    
Washington County Authority, Girard Estate Ser 1999
  7.90   10/07/08     1,545,000  
       
 
               
       
South Carolina
               
  5,000    
South Carolina Jobs — Economic Development Authority, Goodwill Industries Ser 2006
  8.05   10/07/08     5,000,000  
       
 
               
       
Tennessee
               
  5,765    
Grenneville Health & Educational Facilities Board, Laughlin Memorial Hospital Ser 2004
  7.90   10/07/08     5,765,000  
  7,275    
Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board, Trezevant Manor Ser 2007 A
  7.96   10/07/08     7,275,000  
  8,225    
Tennergy Corporation, Gas Ser 2006 B PUTTERs Ser 1260B
  4.20   10/07/08     8,225,000  
       
 
               
       
Texas
               
  7,000    
Harris County Health Facilities Development Corporation, Methodist Hospital System Ser 2006 A
  1.60   11/18/08     7,000,000  
  12,700    
Harris County Health Facilities Development Corporation, TX, Methodist Hospital System Ser 2008 A-2
  4.25   10/01/08     12,700,000  
  5,300    
Harris County Industrial Development Corporation, Baytank Inc Ser 1998
  7.93   10/07/08     5,300,000  
  2,610    
Lower Neches Valley Authority, Chevron USA Inc Ser 1987
  1.70   02/15/09     2,610,000  

 


 

                         
PRINCIPAL                    
AMOUNT IN         COUPON   DEMAND      
THOUSANDS         RATE(a)   DATE(b)   VALUE  
 
  6,000    
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp II, Ser 2007 B ROCs II-R Ser 10014
  5.65   10/07/08     6,000,000  
  1,600    
Texas Transportation Commission, Mobility Fund Ser 2008 PUTTERs Ser 2510
  4.09   10/07/08     1,600,000  
       
 
               
       
Washington
               
  4,800    
Energy Northwest, Project 1 Ser 2003 A PUTTERs Ser 2965
  4.92   10/07/08     4,800,000  
  6,000    
Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority, University of Puget Sound Ser 2006 B
  8.34   10/07/08     6,000,000  
  11,000    
Washington State Housing Commission, Mirabella Ser 2006 A
  6.00   10/01/08     11,000,000  
  200    
Washington State
  7.75   10/01/08     200,000  
       
 
               
       
Wisconsin
               
  1,240    
Rhinelander, YMCA of the Northwoods Ser 2006
  8.00   10/07/08     1,240,000  
       
 
               
       
Wyoming
               
  2,320    
Sweetwater County, Memorial Hospital Ser 2006 A
  8.03   10/07/08     2,320,000  
 
       
 
             
       
Total Short-Term Variable Rate Municipal Obligations
(Cost $327,729,000)
            327,729,000  
       
 
             
                                 
                    YIELD TO          
                    MATURITY          
            COUPON   MATURITY   ON DATE OF          
            RATE   DATE   PURCHASE          
       
Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper (8.4%)
                       
       
Florida
                       
  3,000    
Hillsborough County, Ser 2002 A
  1.70%   03/19/09     1.70 %     3,000,000  
       
 
                       
       
Illinois
                       
  2,000    
Illinois Development Finance Authority, Loyola University
  1.75   01/06/09     1.75       2,000,000  
       
 
                       
       
Kentucky
                       
  2,000    
Kentucky Asset Liability Commission, 2005 General Fund Second Ser A-1
  1.65   10/08/08     1.65       2,000,000  
       
 
                       
       
Massachusetts
                       
  2,470    
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Harvard University Ser EE
  1.80   02/05/09     1.80       2,470,000  
  1,735    
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Harvard University Ser EE
  1.60   12/04/08     1.60       1,735,000  
  1,900    
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Harvard University Ser EE
  1.63   02/05/09     1.63       1,900,000  
       
 
                       
       
Michigan
                       
  3,090    
Michigan, Multi-Modal School Loan Ser 2005 C
  3.50   10/28/08     3.50       3,090,000  
       
 
                       
       
Texas
                       
  4,000    
Harris County Metropolitan Transit Authority, Sales & Use Tax Ser A
  1.45   10/06/08     1.45       4,000,000  
  2,500    
Harris County Metropolitan Transit Authority, Sales & Use Tax Ser A
  1.65   10/06/08     1.65       2,500,000  
  5,000    
Houston, Ser D
  1.70   10/07/08     1.70       5,000,000  
  2,000    
San Antonio, Water System Ser 2001 A
  1.65   11/13/08     1.65       2,000,000  
  3,000    
Texas A&M University, Ser B
  1.55   02/05/09     1.55       3,000,000  
  2,000    
University of Texas Regents, Permanent University Fund Notes Ser 2007 A
  1.60   11/12/08     1.60       2,000,000  
  1,500    
University of Texas Regents, Permanent University Fund Ser A
  1.65   02/05/09     1.65       1,500,000  
       
 
                       
       
Utah
                       
  2,200    
Intermountain Power Agency, 1997 Ser B-1
  1.55   11/13/08     1.55       2,200,000  
 
       
 
                     
       
Total Tax-Exempt Commercial Papers
(Cost $38,395,000)
                    38,395,000  
       
 
                     

 


 

                                 
                    YIELD TO          
                    MATURITY          
            COUPON   MATURITY   ON DATE OF          
            RATE   DATE   PURCHASE          
       
Short-Term Municipal Notes and Bonds (11.2%)
                       
       
Idaho
                       
  2,000    
Idaho, Ser 2008 TANs, dtd 07/01/08
  3.00   06/30/09     1.72       2,018,741  
       
 
                       
       
Indiana
                       
  2,000    
Indiana Bond Bank, Midyear Funding Notes Ser 2008 A, dtd 06/24/08
  2.25   05/28/09     1.822       2,018,068  
  1,000    
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Ser 2008 A-1 Notes, dtd 06/26/08
  2.25   10/01/08     1.822       1,000,000  
  1,000    
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, Ser 2008 B-1 Notes, dtd 06/26/08
  2.25   10/01/08     1.822       1,000,000  
       
 
                       
       
Kansas
                       
  4,355    
Wichita, Renewal & Improvement Temporary Notes Ser 224, dtd 08/19/08
  4.25   02/19/09     4.10       4,379,829  
       
 
                       
       
Massachusetts
                       
  1,000    
New Bedford, Ser 2008 RANs, dtd 09/19/08
  4.25   06/30/09     4.10       1,003,304  
  2,000    
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, Ser 2007 RANs, dtd 08/01/08
  3.00   07/30/09     4.10       2,008,569  
  4,675    
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, MA, Ser 2008 RANs, dtd 03/19/08
  5.00   02/27/09     3.30       4,706,212  
  1,000    
Worcester Regional Transit Authority, MA, Ser 2008 RANs, dtd 06/27/08
  3.25   06/26/09     2.75       1,003,571  
       
 
                       
       
Michigan
                       
  2,000    
Michigan State, dtd 12/20/07
  4.00   09/30/08     1.77       2,000,000  
       
 
                       
       
Missouri
                       
  1,000    
St Louis, MO, General Fund Ser 2008 TRANs, dtd 07/01/08
  3.25   06/30/09     1.77       1,010,835  
       
 
                       
       
New Jersey
                       
  1,000    
Galloway Township, Ser 2008 BANs, dtd 09/12/08
  3.00   09/11/09     1.77       1,008,701  
       
 
                       
       
New York
                       
  1,500    
Greater Southern Tier Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Supervisory District Ser 2008 RANs, dtd 09/28/08
  2.75   06/30/09     1.77       1,506,723  
  2,650    
Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District, Ser 2008 TANs, dtd 07/09/08
  4.00   06/24/09     1.77       2,680,170  
  1,000    
Poughkeepsie Town, Ser 2008 BANs, dtd 09/11/08
  2.75   03/20/09     1.77       1,003,946  
       
 
                       
       
Ohio
                       
  2,000    
American Municipal Power — Ohio Inc, Prairie Street Ser 2008 BANs, dtd 04/02/08
  3.50   04/01/09     1.77       2,011,994  
  1,000    
Greene County, Certificates of Indebtedness Ser 2008 E, dtd 08/12/08
  2.50   05/19/09     1.77       1,004,674  
  1,000    
Lucas County, Ser 2008 BANs, dtd 07/30/08
  3.00   07/30/09     1.77       1,010,574  
       
 
                       
       
Oregon
                       
  2,000    
Oregon, Ser 2008 A TANs, dtd 07/01/08
  3.00   06/30/09     1.701       2,019,040  
       
 
                       
       
South Carolina
                       
  1,700    
Charleston County School District, Ser 2008 TANs, dtd 07/31/08
  2.50   04/01/09     1.701       1,708,394  
  2,629    
South Carolina Association of Governmental Organizations, Ser 2008 A COPs, dtd 07/17/08
  3.00   04/15/09     1.701       2,649,346  
  1,505    
South Carolina Association of Governmental Organizations, Ser 2008 A COPs, dtd 09/10/08
  3.00   03/02/09     1.701       1,514,217  
       
 
                       
       
Texas
                       
  1,350    
Harris County, Series 2008 TANs, dtd 07/17/08
  3.00   02/26/09     1.701       1,355,636  
  5,000    
Texas, Ser 2008 TRANs, dtd 08/28/08
  3.00   08/28/09     1.701       5,061,122  

 


 

                                 
                    YIELD TO          
                    MATURITY          
            COUPON   MATURITY   ON DATE OF          
            RATE   DATE   PURCHASE          
       
Washington
                       
  1,975    
King County, Ser 2007 BANs, dtd 11/01/07
  4.25   10/30/08     3.42       1,976,259  
       
 
                       
       
Wisconsin
                       
  3,000    
Wisconsin, Operating Notes Ser 2008, dtd 07/01/08
  3.00   06/15/09     1.697       3,027,062  
 
       
 
                     
       
Total Short-Term Municipal Notes and Bonds (Cost $51,686,987)
                    51,686,987  
       
 
                     
                         
NUMBER OF                    
SHARES (000)                    
       
Investment Company (c) (5.4%)
               
  24,800    
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Government Portfolio — Institutional Class
(Cost $24,800,000)
            24,800,000  
       
 
             
       
 
               
       
Total Investments (Cost $442,610,987)(d)
    96.3       442,610,987  
       
 
               
       
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities
    3.7       17,246,333  
       
 
           
       
 
               
       
Net Assets
    100.0 %   $ 459,857,320  
       
 
           
 
BANs   Bond Anticipation Notes.
 
PUTTERs   Puttable Tax-Exempt Receipts.
 
RANs   Revenue Anticipation Notes.
 
ROCs   Reset Option Certificates.
 
TANs   Tax Anticipation Notes.
 
TRANs   Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes.
 
(a)   Rate shown is the rate in effect at September 30, 2008.
 
(b)   Date on which the principal amount can be recovered through demand.
 
(c)   The Fund invests in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Government Portfolio — Institutional Class, an open-end management investment company managed by the Investment Adviser.
 
    Investment advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to the advisory and administrative service fees paid by Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Government Portfolio — Institutional Class with respect to assets invested by the Fund in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity
 
(d)   Cost is the same for federal income tax purposes.
Bond Insurance:
 
AGC   Assured Guaranty Corporation.
 
AMBAC   Ambac Assurance Corporation.
 
FGIC   Financial Guaranty Insurance Company.
 
FSA   Financial Security Assurance Inc.
 
MBIA   Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation.

 


 

MS Tax Free Daily Income Trust
Notes to the Portfolio of Investments
FAS 157
9/30/2008
The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”), effective December 1, 2007. In accordance with FAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. FAS 157 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
    Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
    Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
    Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of September 30, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:
                                 
            Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2008 Using  
            Quoted Prices In     Significant     Significant  
            Active Market for     Other Observable     Unobservable  
            Identical Assets     Inputs     Inputs  
    Total     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
Investments in Securities
  $ 442,610,987     $ 24,800,000     $ 417,810,987        
 
                       
Valuation of Investments — Portfolio securities are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value, in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Fund in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.
(b) There were no changes in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits.
(a) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant are attached hereto.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 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.
Morgan Stanley Tax-Free Daily Income Trust
     
/s/ Randy Takian
 
Randy Takian
   
Principal Executive Officer
   
November 18, 2008
   
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
     
/s/ Randy Takian
 
Randy Takian
   
Principal Executive Officer
   
November 18, 2008
   
     
/s/ Francis Smith
 
Francis Smith
   
Principal Financial Officer
   
November 18, 2008
   

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EX-99.CERT 2 y00650cexv99wcert.htm EX-99.CERT: CERTIFICATION EX-99.CERT
Exhibit 3 A1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Randy Takian, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Morgan Stanley Tax-Free Daily Income Trust;
2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.   Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
  (a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  (b)   Omitted;
 
  (c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
 
  (b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 18, 2008
         
     
  /s/ Randy Takian    
  Randy Takian   
  Principal Executive Officer   

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Exhibit 3 A2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Francis Smith, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Morgan Stanley Tax-Free Daily Income Trust;
2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.   Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;
4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
  (a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
  (b)   Omitted;
 
  (c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and
 
  (d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  (a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
 
  (b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: November 18, 2008
         
     
  /s/ Francis Smith    
  Francis Smith   
  Principal Financial Officer   
 

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