Exhibit (B)(1)

                              CERTIFICATIONS


I, Jimmy D. Gambill, certify that:

   1. I have  reviewed  this report on Form N-CSR of Franklin Tax-Free
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  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
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.

April 25, 2005

/s/JIMMY D. GAMBILL
Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration
















I, Galen G. Vetter, certify that:

   1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Franklin Tax-Free 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 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 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.

April 25, 2005


/s/GALEN G. VETTER
Chief Financial Officer