Deutsche Asset Management [LOGO]
A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group
Chief Executive Officer
Form N-CSR Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act
I, Richard T. Hale, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Scudder Strategic
Municipal Income Trust, on Form N-CSR;
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 financial statements, and other
financial information included in this report, fairly present in
all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the
financial statements are required to include a statement of cash
flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this report;
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) and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) 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) Designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;
(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 half-year (the registrant's second
fiscal half-year in the case of an annual 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.
January 16, 2004 /s/Richard T. Hale
Richard T. Hale
Chief Executive Officer
Scudder Strategic Municipal
Income Trust
Deutsche Asset Management [LOGO]
A Member of the Deutsche Bank Group
Chief Financial Officer
Form N-CSR Certification under Sarbanes Oxley Act
I, Charles A. Rizzo, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of Scudder Strategic
Municipal Income Trust, on Form N-CSR;
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 financial statements, and other
financial information included in this report, fairly present in
all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the
financial statements are required to include a statement of cash
flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this report;
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) and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) 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) Designed such internal control over financial
reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles;
(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 half-year (the registrant's second
fiscal half-year in the case of an annual 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.
January 16, 2004 /s/Charles A. Rizzo
Charles A. Rizzo
Chief Financial Officer
Scudder Strategic Municipal
Income Trust