New Delhi: The I-T department on Friday dismissed social media reports which claimed that the government has extended the due date for filing of Income Tax Returns (ITRs) by a month and advised taxpayers to complete the process by the set deadline of August 31. "It has come to the notice of CBDT that an order is being circulated on social media pertaining to extension of due dt (date) for filing of IT Returns. It is categorically stated that the said order is not genuine. Taxpayers are advised to file Returns within extended due dt (date) of 31.08.2019," the I-T department said on its official Twitter handle. The earlier deadline was July 31.