Last month, the government had extended the ITR filing deadline for individuals till January 10, and for companies till February 15. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: The finance ministry has rejected the demand for further extension of the last date for filing returns where audit is required beyond February 15. Last month, the government had extended the income tax return (ITR) filing deadline for individuals till January 10, and for companies till February 15. "CBDT passes order u/s 119 of Income-tax Act, 1961 in F No. 370153/39/2020-TPL dt 11th January, 2021, disposing off the representations for extension of due date for filing of Audit Report u/s 44AB, in compliance with the order of hon'ble Gujarat high court dt January 8, 2021," the income tax department said in a tweet on Monday.