The Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBDT has clarified that the government has not extended the due date for filing of returns and audit report due by 30th of this month. In a statement CBDT said, it has been brought to the notice that a fake order is in circulation, which states that the last date to file audit reports by various entities has been extended to 15th of next month.

CBDT has advised Taxpayers and practitioners not to give any credence to the fraudulent order. The CBDT is the apex policy-making body of the I-T department.