The District’s outside auditor has asked for more time to perform its annual review of the city’s fiscal 2007 finances, another consequence of the massive tax scandal.

BDO Seidman will need until the end of March to finish D.C.’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, a critical analysis of the city’s financial books. The request for 60 extra days comes as federal authorities continue to investigate unprecedented theft within the Office of Tax and Revenue totaling $20 million or more.