The position of chief financial officer is one of critical importance for D.C., having been created as an independent office after a federal control board helped bring the city out of financial insolvency in the mid-1990s.

A flood of federal aid and better-than-expected property and income tax collection left D.C. with more than half-a-billion dollars in leftover money last year, catching many lawmakers off guard.

Today, almost a quarter of all tax filers in D.C. earn above six figures — a significant increase over 10 years ago. That puts pressure on the housing market.

In January D.C. saw a dramatic jump in vehicle taxes. No one can really explain why, though.

D.C. CFO Natwar Gandhi announced today that he is resigning effective June 1.

If you’ve got some unpaid D.C. parking tickets you’re trying to avoid, the city will just take what you owe out of your tax refund.

Hockey may soon return to D.C., but how much has the city lost from the games that haven’t been played? Roughly $200,000 per game, says D.C. CFO.

There’s more and more bad news coming out of the office of the D.C. Chief Financial Officer.

D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi is likely to be reappointed to a third five-year term today, ending months of speculation as to his future.

The District’s controversial Internet gambling program got the Gray Lady treatment today.