RULE 24F-2 NOTICE



1.   Name and address of issuer:

     Pioneer Tax-Free Income Fund
     60 State Street
     Boston, MA 02109-1820

2.   Name of each series or class of funds for which this notice is filed:

      Pioneer Tax-Free Income Fund-Class A Shares
      Pioneer Tax-Free Income Fund-Class B Shares
      Pioneer Tax-Free Income Fund-Class C Shares

3.   Investment Company Act File Number:     811-2704;
     Securities Act File Number:                         2-57653

4.   Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed:  December 31, 1996

5.   Check box if this notice is being filed more than 180 days after the close
     of the fiscal year but before termination of the issuer's 24f-2 declar-
     ation. N/A

6.   Date of termination of issuer's declaration under rule 24f-2(a)(1), if
     applicable (see Instruction A.6): N/A

7.   Number and amount of  securities of the same class or series which had been
     registered  under the  Securities  Act of 1933 other than  pursuant to rule
     24f-2 in a prior fiscal year, but which remained unsold at the beginning of
     the fiscal year: 3,422,818 Shares

8.   Number and amount of securities registered during the fiscal year other
     than pursuant to rule 24f-2:  None

9.   Number and aggregate sale price of securities sold during the fiscal year.
     Shares:  2,996,510  Aggregate sale price:  $31,016,311

10.  Number and aggregate  sale price of securities  sold during the fiscal year
     in reliance upon registration pursuant to rule 24f-2:
     Shares:  0  Aggregate sale price:  $0

11   Number and aggregate sale price of securities issued during the fiscal year
     in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, if applicable (see
     Instruction B.7):
     Shares:  1,387,015  Aggregate sale price:  $14,065,908

12.  Calculation of registration fee:

     (i)  Aggregate sale price of securities sold during  the fiscal
          year in reliance on rule 24f-2 (from Item 10):`                     $0


     (ii) Aggregate price of shares issued in connection
          with dividend reinvestment plans (from Item 11,
          if applicable):                                            +       N/A

     (iii)Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchas-
          ed during the fiscal year (if applicable):                 -       N/A

     (iv) Aggregate price of shares redeemed or repurchased
          and previously applied as a reduction to filing
          fees pursuant to rule 24e-2 (if applicable):                       N/A

     (v)  Net aggregate  price of securities sold and issued during the
          fiscal year in reliance on rule 24f-2 [line (i), plus line (ii),  less
          line (iii) plus line (iv)] (if applicable):                         $0

     (vi) Multiplier prescribed by Section 6(b) of the
          Securities Act of 1933 or other applicable law or
          regulation (see Instruction C.6):                 1/3300

     (vii)Fee due [line (i) or line (v) multiplied by
          line (vi)]:                                                         $0

Instruction:  Issuers should complete line (ii), (iii), and (v) only if the
              form is being filed within 60 days after the close of the issuer's
              fiscal year:  See Instruction C.3.
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13.  Check box if fees are being remitted to the Commission's lockbox depository
     as described in section 3a of the Commission's  Rules of Informal and Other
     Procedures (17 CFR 202.3a).

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     Date of mailing or wire transfer of filing fees to the Commission's lock-
     box depository: N/A

                                   SIGNATURES

     This report has been signed  below the  following  persons on behalf of the
     issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


     By (Signature and Title)
     /s/Robert P. Nault
     Assistant Secretary

     Date:  February 28, 1997