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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20050214152415
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000355348-05-000049
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050106
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050214

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DTF TAX-FREE INCOME INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000879535
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		IRS NUMBER:				363793962
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		55 EAST MONROE ST
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60603
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3122141250

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 MULBERRY STREET
		CITY:			NEWARK
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07102-4077

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DUFF & PHELPS UTILITIES TAX FREE INCOME INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920929

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			JEFFRIES FRANCIS E
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001141991

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-06416
		FILM NUMBER:		05609153

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6092822000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		800 SCUDDERS HILL ROAD
		CITY:			PLAINSBORO
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08536
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.POA
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>dtfpoa0105.txt
<DESCRIPTION>POA FOR FRANCIS JEFFRIES
<TEXT>
POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned does hereby authorize, designate and appoint
Richard Wirth, Grace Torres, Jack Benintende, Deborah A.
Docs, Kathryn L. Quirk as attorneys-in-fact to execute and
file, on behalf of the undersigned, statements on Form 3,
Form 4, Form 5 and any successor forms adopted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, as required by the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company
Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, and to take such
other actions as any such attorney-in-fact may deem
necessary and appropriate in connection with such statements,
hereby confirming and ratifying all actions that each such
attorney-in-fact has taken or may take in reliance hereon
with respect to DTF Tax-Free Income Inc.  This power of
attorney shall continue in effect until the undersigned no
longer has an obligation to file statements under the sections
cited above, or until specifically terminated in writing by
the undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this
power of attorney on the 10th day of January, 2005.


/s/Francis E. Jeffries
Francis E. Jeffries

/s/E. Virgil Conway
E. Virgil Conway

/s/William W. Crawford
William W. Crawford


/s/William N. Georgeson
William N. Georgeson

/s/Philip R. McLoughlin
Philip R. McLoughlin

/s/Everett L. Morris
Everett L. Morris

/s/Eileen A. Moran
Eileen A. Moran

/s/Richard A. Pavia
Richard A. Pavia

/s/Harry Dalzell-Payne
Harry Dalzell-Payne

/s/Timothy M. Heaney
Timothy M. Heaney

/s/James D. Wehr
James D. Wehr

/s/Alan Meder
Alan Meder


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