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DWS State Tax Free Trust – ‘NSAR-B’ for 3/31/12

On: Friday, 5/25/12, at 4:54pm ET · Effective: 5/25/12 · For: 3/31/12 · Accession #: 88053-12-570 · File #: 811-03749

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/25/12  DWS State Tax Free Trust          NSAR-B      3/31/12    1:10K                                    DWS Int’l Fund, Inc.
          → DWS Massachusetts Tax-Free Fund ⇒ Class A (SQMAX) — Class B (SQMBX) — Class C (SQMCX) — Class S (SCMAX)

Annual Report by an Investment Company — Form N-SAR — ICA’40
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: NSAR-B      Annual Report by an Investment Company                 8     34K

SEC Info℠ rendering: Data from the Answer File, which may only contain updates to a prior Form N-SAR

Form N-SAR

Annual Report by an Open-End Investment Company

Report
Registrant: DWS State Tax Free Trust — List all N-SARs

Annual Report for the 2nd-half period ended at fiscal year end: 3/31/12

Were there any Answer File errors in the Filing? None FoundNone Found by SEC InfoNot Checked by the FilerOne or more Found by SEC Info
Was the Answer File completed by the Registrant? Yes

Is this an Amendment to a previous Report? No
Is this a change to a previous Report? No
Registrant
1. SEC CIK: 720245
SEC File #: 811-03749

Telephone #: 201-593-6408
2. Address: 345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
3. Is this the first Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant? No
4. Is this the final Form N-SAR filed by the Registrant? Yes
Funds/Series ↑Top of Form N-SAR
7. Is the Registrant a Funds/Series (multiple portfolios) company? Yes

The number of separate Funds/Series (portfolios) at period end: 0
The number of separate Funds/Series (portfolios) reported here: 1...

N-SAR S# Fund/Series — Filings for F/S#… ⇒ Symbols
↓Information Common to All
↓ Series 3: Fund/Series #1 — N-SARs: See Note below.

Note: This Form N-SAR has a Series name that is missing from the ↑Filing’s 1.

Unresolvable Name or Missing Fund/Series
Series: DWS Massachusetts Tax-Free Fund — S#6105 ⇒ SQMAX & 3 more
Family of Investment Companies
19. Is the Registrant/Series part of a “family” of investment companies? Yes

Total number of registered management investment companies, Series
and portfolios (excluding any Unit Investment Trusts) in the family: 111

The Identification Code of the family for Form N-SAR Filings: DWSFUNDSSS
Investment Company Type
27. Is the Registrant an “open-end” investment company? Yes, Open-End
Additional Disclosures
77. Did the Registrant file any additional Exhibits with the filing of this
Report (listed here and filed either herewith — as one of the ‘EX-99.*’
↑Exhibits in this Filing — or separately and incorporated by reference)? No
Subsidiaries
78. Does the Registrant have any wholly-owned investment company
subsidiaries whose operating and financial data are consolidated with
that of the Registrant in this Report? No
All Series ↑List of Funds/Series Reported Here

Information Common to All Funds/Series
All: Affiliated Broker/Dealer
14.1 Name: AO DB Securities (Kazakhstan)
14.2 Name: BT Opera Trading SA
14.3 Name: DB Equity Ltd.
14.4 Name: DB International (Asia) Ltd.
14.5 Name: DB Securities S.A.
14.6 Name: DB Securities Services NJ Inc.
14.7 Name: Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Filiale
14.8 Name: Deutsche Bank Corretora de Valores SA
14.9 Name: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
14.10 Name: Deutsche Bank Securities Ltd.
14.11 Name: Deutsche Bank Societa per Azioni
14.12 Name: Deutsche Bank Zartkoruen Mukodo
14.13 Name: Deutsche Capital Markets Australia Ltd.
14.14 Name: Deutsche Equities India Private Ltd.
14.15 Name: Deutsche Futures Singapore Pte Ltd.
14.16 Name: Deutsche Regis Partners Inc.
14.17 Name: Deutsche Securities (India) Private Ltd.
14.18 Name: Deutsche Securities (Proprietary) Ltd.
14.19 Name: Deutsche Securities Asia Ltd.
14.20 Name: Deutsche Securities Asia Ltd., Singapore
14.21 Name: Deutsche Securities Asia Ltd., Taipei
14.22 Name: Deutsche Securities Australia Ltd.
SEC File #: 008-31670
14.23 Name: Deutsche Securities Corredores De Bolsa Ltda
14.24 Name: Deutsche Securities Inc.
14.25 Name: Deutsche Securities Israel Ltd.
14.26 Name: Deutsche Securities Korea Co.
14.27 Name: Deutsche Securities Ltd.
14.28 Name: Deutsche Securities Menkul Degerler A.S.
14.29 Name: Deutsche Securities Sociedad de Bolsa S.A.
14.30 Name: Deutsche Securities Venezuela S.A.
14.31 Name: Deutsche Securities, S.A. de C.V., Bolsa
14.32 Name: DMG & Partners Securities PTE Ltd.
14.33 Name: DWS Investments Distributors, Inc.
SEC File #: 008-47765
14.34 Name: K&N Kenanga Holdings Bhd
14.35 Name: Kenanga Deutsche Futures Sdn Bhd
14.36 Name: OOO Deutsche Bank
14.37 Name: PT. Deutsche Securities Indonesia
14.38 Name: PT. Deutsche Verdhana Indonesia
14.39 Name: Tilney Investment Management
14.40 Name: Yieldbroker Pty Ltd.
14.41 Name: ZAO United Financial Group
14.42 Name: DB Strategic Advisors, Inc.
14.43 Name: Deutsche Securities Saudi Arabia LLC
14.44 Name: Hanoi Building Commercial Joint Stock Bank
14.45 Name: Deutsche Postbank AG
14.46 Name: BHF-BANK Aktiengesellschaft
14.47 Name: Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. AG & Co.
14.48 Name: Deutsche Bank Europe GMbh, Filiale Budapest
14.49 Name: Deutsche Capital Markets Algeria SPA
14.50 Name: Deutsche Managed Investments Ltd.
14.51 Name: Public joint-stock Co. “Deutsche Bank DBU”
14.52 Name: London Dry Bulk Ltd.
All: Custodian
18. Does the Registrant’s/Series’ Custodian(s) maintain some or all of the
Registrant’s/Series’ securities in a central depository or book-entry
system pursuant to Rule 17f-4? No
All: Holdings of Securities Issued by Registrant’s/Series’ Brokers or Dealers
24. At period end, did the Registrant/Series hold any securities of the
Registrant’s/Series’ regular brokers or dealers, or of the parents of
such brokers or dealers, that derive more than 15% of gross revenue from
securities-related activities? No
All: Considerations which Affected the Participation of Brokers or Dealers
26. Considerations which affected the participation of brokers or dealers or
other entities in commissions or other compensation paid on portfolio
transactions of the Registrant:

Consideration?
Sales of the Registrant’s/Series’ shares ............................... No
Receipt of investment research and statistical info .................... No
Receipt of quotations for portfolio valuations ......................... No
Ability to execute portfolio transactions to obtain the best price
and execution ........................................................ No
Receipt of telephone line and wire services ............................ No
Broker or Dealer which is an affiliated person ......................... No
An arrangement to return or credit part or all of commissions or
profits thereon...
To an Investment Adviser or Principal Underwriter, or to an
affiliated person of either ...................................... No
To the Registrant .................................................. No
Other .................................................................. No
All: Classification and Asset Allocation
58. Is the Registrant/Series a Separate Account of an insurance company? No
59. Is the Registrant/Series a management investment company? No
60. Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at any time
during the period? No

Was the Registrant/Series a diversified investment company at the end of
the period? No
61. The lowest minimum initial investment required by the Registrant/Series
from an investor that is not an employee or otherwise affiliated with
the Registrant/Series, its Investment Adviser, Principal Underwriter or
other affiliated entity: $0
All: Fidelity Bond in Effect at Fiscal Year End
80. Insurer: Ici Mutual Insurance Co.

Aggregate face amount of coverage for the Registrant/Series on all bonds
on which it is named as an insured ($000s): 60,000
81. Is the bond part of a joint fidelity bond(s) shared with other
investment companies or other entities? Yes

How many other investment companies or other entities are covered by the
bond (counting each Fund/Series as a separate investment company): 114
82. Does the mandatory coverage of the fidelity bond have a deductible? Yes

The amount of the deductible ($000s): 100
83. Were any claims with respect to this Registrant/Series filed under the
bond during the period? No
84. Were any losses incurred with respect to this Registrant/Series that
could have been filed as a claim under the fidelity bond but were not? No
85. Are the Registrant’s/Series’ Officers and Directors covered as Officers
and Directors of the Registrant/Series under any errors and omissions
insurance policy owned by the Registrant/Series or anyone else? Yes

Were any claims filed under such policy during the period with respect
to the Registrant/Series? No
Series 3 ↑Information Common to All Funds/Series ↑List of Funds/Series
7. Name: Fund/Series #1 — N-SARs: See Note above.

Is this the final Form N-SAR filed for this Fund/Series? Yes
S 3: Sales and Repurchases
28. Monthly total Net Asset Value (NAV) of sales and repurchases of the
Registrant’s/Series’ shares:
1st Month of period: ($000s)
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ –
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. –
2nd Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ –
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. –
3rd Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ –
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. –
4th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ –
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. –
5th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ –
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. –
6th Month:
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ –
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. –

Total of all months: ($000s)
Total NAV of shares sold:
New sales (including exchanges) ............................ –
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions ................ –
Other ...................................................... –
Total NAV of shares redeemed & repurchased (inc. exchanges) .. –

Total NAV of the Registrant’s/Series’ share sales during the period
subject to a sales load ($000s): 0
S 3: Sales Load (Front-End or Deferred) and Fees (Redemption or Maintenance)
29. Was a front-end sales load deducted from any share sales during the
period? No
34. Did the Registrant/Series impose a deferred or contingent deferred sales
load during the period? No
37. Did the Registrant/Series impose a redemption fee other than a deferred
or contingent sales load during the period? No
39. Were any account maintenance fees or other administrative fees imposed
directly on shareholders during the period? Yes
S 3: Payment Plan for the Distribution of Fund Shares
40. During the period, did the Registrant/Series have a plan of distribution
adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1? No
S 3: Advisory Fee
45. Did the Registrant/Series have an advisory contract during the period? No
S 3: Miscellaneous Info
55. Did the Registrant/Series have any of the following outstanding at any
time during the period which exceeded 1% of aggregate net assets:
Overdrafts? No
Bank loans? No
56. During the period, did the Registrant’s/Series’ Investment Adviser(s)
have advisory clients other than investment companies? No
57. Did the Registrant/Series adjust the number of its shares outstanding by
means of a stock split or stock dividend? No
S 3: Classification and Asset Allocation
62. Does the Registrant/Series invest primarily in debt securities,
including convertible debt securities, options & futures on debt
securities or indices of debt securities? No
66. Is the Registrant/Series a Fund that usually invests in equity
securities, options & futures on equity securities, indices of equity
securities or securities convertible into equity securities? No
67. Is the Registrant/Series a “balanced” Fund? No
68. Does the Registrant/Series have more than 50% of its net assets at
period end invested in the securities of issuers...
Engaged primarily in production or distribution of precious metals? No
Located primarily in countries other than the United States? No
69. Is the Registrant/Series an index Fund? No
S 3: Investment Practices
70. Activities that are permitted by the Registrant’s/Series’ investment
policies, and which were engaged in during the period:

Activity Permitted Engaged In
Writing or investing in repurchase agreements? No –
Writing or investing in options on equities? No –
Writing or investing in options on debt securities? No –
Writing or investing in options on stock indices? No –
Writing or investing in interest rate futures? No –
Writing or investing in stock index futures? No –
Writing or investing in options on futures? No –
Writing or investing in options on stock index futures? No –
Writing or investing in other commodity futures? No –
Investments in restricted securities? No –
Investments in shares of other investment companies? No –
Investments in securities of foreign issuers? No –
Currency exchange transactions? No –
Loaning portfolio securities? No –
Borrowing of money? No –
Purchases/sales by certain exempted affiliated persons? No –
Margin purchases? No –
Short selling? No –
S 3: Portfolio Turnover
71. Portfolio turnover rate for the period:
Purchases ($000s): 0
Sales ($000s): 0

Monthly average Value of portfolio ($000s): 0

Percent turnover (lesser of Purchases or Sales, divided by Value): 0%
S 3: Financial Info — Income and Expenses
72. The number of months covered by the values in Items 72 and 73: 6

Income ($000s)
Net interest income .............................................. –
Net dividend income .............................................. –
Account maintenance fees ......................................... –
Net other income ................................................. –

Expenses ($000s)
Advisory fees .................................................... –
Administrator fees ............................................... –
Salaries and other compensation .................................. –
Shareholder Servicing Agent fees ................................. –
Custodian fees ................................................... –
Postage .......................................................... –
Printing expenses ................................................ –
Directors’ fees .................................................. –
Registration fees ................................................ –
Taxes ............................................................ –
Interest ......................................................... –
Bookkeeping fees paid to anyone performing this service .......... –
Auditing fees .................................................... –
Legal fees ....................................................... –
Marketing/distribution payments, incl. Rule 12b-1 plan payments .. –
Amortization of organization expenses ............................ –
Shareholder meeting expenses ..................................... –
Other expenses ................................................... –
Total expenses ................................................... –

Expense reimbursements ($000s): 0

Net investment income ($000s): 0

Realized capital gains ($000s): 0
Realized capital losses ($000s): 0

Net unrealized appreciation during the period ($000s): 0
Net unrealized depreciation during the period ($000s): 0

Total income dividends for which the record date passed during the
period ($000s): 0

Total capital gains distributions for which the record date passed
during the period ($000s): 0
73. Distributions per share for which the record date passed during the
period, shown in fractions of a cent, if so declared:

Dividends from net investment income: $0.0000

Distribution of capital gains: $0.0000
Other distributions: $0.0000
S 3: Financial Info — Condensed Balance Sheet Data
74. Assets ($000s)
Cash ............................................................. –
Repurchase agreements ............................................ –
Short-term debt securities, other than repurchase agreements ..... –
Long-term debt securities, including convertible debt ............ –
Preferred, conv. preferred and adjustable-rate preferred stock ... –
Common stock ..................................................... –
Options on equities .............................................. –
Options on all futures ........................................... –
Other investments ................................................ –
Receivables from portfolio instruments sold ...................... –
Receivables from affiliated persons .............................. –
Other receivables ................................................ –
All other assets ................................................. –
Total assets ..................................................... –

Liabilities ($000s)
Payables for portfolio instruments purchased ..................... –
Amounts owed to affiliated persons ............................... –
Senior long-term debt ............................................ –
Other liabilities:
Reverse repurchase agreements .................................. –
Short sales .................................................... –
Written options ................................................ –
All other liabilities .......................................... –

Equity ($000s)
Senior equity .................................................... –
Net assets of common shareholders ................................ –

Number of shares outstanding (000s): 0

Net Asset Value (NAV) per share (to nearest cent): $0.00

Total number of shareholder accounts: 0

Total value of assets in segregated accounts ($000s): 0
Signature ↑Top of Form N-SAR
/s/ Paul Schubert
Name: Paul Schubert
Title: Treasurer

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