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Paper tax returns might be on their way to becoming as outdated as the eight-track. Last year, for the first time, more than half of all individual income-tax returns were filed electronically, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). If you were not one of the 68 million individuals who e-filed, it may be time to make the switch.