Put off aquestion hopingyou'll be betterprepared forthe answerlaterMiss animportantfamilyeventPersonalhappyhourSomeonequits mid-busyseasonYou can tellyourpet/child/SOfeelsneglectedScrew overyour sleepschedule justto break upthe monotony"Wealreadyprovidedthat"Clientprovidesprint-out ofan excelscheduleStay late tofinish aworkpaper;fail to finish itSay youunderstandwhen asuperiorexplains but stillhave no clueBe in theoffice at thesame timeas thecleanerClient didn'tbook anadjustmentthey agreedto last yearTell a clientthe audit'sgoing great...but it isn't.Break thebudgetansweringreviewcommentsalone"I can't,it's busyseason"Lastperson toleave theofficeSALYsomethingyou know ispoor auditingIgnore a blatantpersonalexpensebecause it'simmaterial"No changesfrom last year" -support is froma completelydifferentsoftwareSomeoneasks youfor freetax adviceFinish a perfectworkpaper;superiorcompletelyoverhauls itClient balks ataudit fee afterspending multipletimes more onsomething elsethey don't needLose sleepover anunfinishedworkpaper"Whateven isthis?"Wishyou'dgone TaxEat timemore thantwice in aweekYou can tell aworkpaper wasn'treally reviewedbecause youremember aspecific mistakethat's still thereTell a clientthey're [oneof] yourfavorite[s]Client hadmaterialtransactionsthey didn't tellyou aboutDesign auditproceduresaround whatwill come upin peer review"Why is thisadjustmentnecessary?"Wordsmith amaterialdifferenceaway with atickmarkBethankfulyou don'tdo taxesRe-do a client'sschedule for themknowing full-wellthey'll just bookthe entry withoutreviewing itFreak outaboutsomething andthe Partnerdoesn't careContemplatethe relationshipbetween "jobsecurity" andunder-staffingClient thinksthat you'retheir"internal"controlSign off on aworkpaperafter updatingonly thedatesDraft a clientemail andforget toactually sendActually goyour entirelunch withoutworkingClient sendssomethingcompletelyunrelated toyour requestStay latesolelybecause youlost track oftimeWorkpaperwas donewrong lastyearViolate clientconfidentialitybecause you knowthe person hearingwon't rememberanything anywayClientemployeeblames theirpredecessor"Youlooktired"Threefollow-upsand still noresponse"Is itmaterial?"Hold yourbladderuntil sign-offTalkaboutEnron"I don'tactuallydo taxes""I'm in thewrong line ofbusiness" afterseeing a client'srevenueScope outan entiresection forthe sake ofthe budgetClientprovidesPDF versionof an excelscheduleHave awork-relateddream"Are we ontrack?" - Afterprovidingsupport morethan a weeklateCorrect aworkpaper;superior re-wrongs it"We've neverused anythinglike that," inreference to areport providedlast yearTalk about aclient whileonsite atanotherclientFind/receivea simplesolution afterdigging forover an hour"Can you getout of [whatyou happento be activelyusing]"?Client asksabout projectstatus less than24 hours aftersendingsupportLose anhour of workto computerproblemsCoffeeafter2pmPut off aquestion hopingyou'll be betterprepared forthe answerlaterMiss animportantfamilyeventPersonalhappyhourSomeonequits mid-busyseasonYou can tellyourpet/child/SOfeelsneglectedScrew overyour sleepschedule justto break upthe monotony"Wealreadyprovidedthat"Clientprovidesprint-out ofan excelscheduleStay late tofinish aworkpaper;fail to finish itSay youunderstandwhen asuperiorexplains but stillhave no clueBe in theoffice at thesame timeas thecleanerClient didn'tbook anadjustmentthey agreedto last yearTell a clientthe audit'sgoing great...but it isn't.Break thebudgetansweringreviewcommentsalone"I can't,it's busyseason"Lastperson toleave theofficeSALYsomethingyou know ispoor auditingIgnore a blatantpersonalexpensebecause it'simmaterial"No changesfrom last year" -support is froma completelydifferentsoftwareSomeoneasks youfor freetax adviceFinish a perfectworkpaper;superiorcompletelyoverhauls itClient balks ataudit fee afterspending multipletimes more onsomething elsethey don't needLose sleepover anunfinishedworkpaper"Whateven isthis?"Wishyou'dgone TaxEat timemore thantwice in aweekYou can tell aworkpaper wasn'treally reviewedbecause youremember aspecific mistakethat's still thereTell a clientthey're [oneof] yourfavorite[s]Client hadmaterialtransactionsthey didn't tellyou aboutDesign auditproceduresaround whatwill come upin peer review"Why is thisadjustmentnecessary?"Wordsmith amaterialdifferenceaway with atickmarkBethankfulyou don'tdo taxesRe-do a client'sschedule for themknowing full-wellthey'll just bookthe entry withoutreviewing itFreak outaboutsomething andthe Partnerdoesn't careContemplatethe relationshipbetween "jobsecurity" andunder-staffingClient thinksthat you'retheir"internal"controlSign off on aworkpaperafter updatingonly thedatesDraft a clientemail andforget toactually sendActually goyour entirelunch withoutworkingClient sendssomethingcompletelyunrelated toyour requestStay latesolelybecause youlost track oftimeWorkpaperwas donewrong lastyearViolate clientconfidentialitybecause you knowthe person hearingwon't rememberanything anywayClientemployeeblames theirpredecessor"Youlooktired"Threefollow-upsand still noresponse"Is itmaterial?"Hold yourbladderuntil sign-offTalkaboutEnron"I don'tactuallydo taxes""I'm in thewrong line ofbusiness" afterseeing a client'srevenueScope outan entiresection forthe sake ofthe budgetClientprovidesPDF versionof an excelscheduleHave awork-relateddream"Are we ontrack?" - Afterprovidingsupport morethan a weeklateCorrect aworkpaper;superior re-wrongs it"We've neverused anythinglike that," inreference to areport providedlast yearTalk about aclient whileonsite atanotherclientFind/receivea simplesolution afterdigging forover an hour"Can you getout of [whatyou happento be activelyusing]"?Client asksabout projectstatus less than24 hours aftersendingsupportLose anhour of workto computerproblemsCoffeeafter2pm

Audit Busy Season Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Put off a question hoping you'll be better prepared for the answer later
  2. Miss an important family event
  3. Personal happy hour
  4. Someone quits mid-busy season
  5. You can tell your pet/child/SO feels neglected
  6. Screw over your sleep schedule just to break up the monotony
  7. "We already provided that"
  8. Client provides print-out of an excel schedule
  9. Stay late to finish a workpaper; fail to finish it
  10. Say you understand when a superior explains but still have no clue
  11. Be in the office at the same time as the cleaner
  12. Client didn't book an adjustment they agreed to last year
  13. Tell a client the audit's going great... but it isn't.
  14. Break the budget answering review comments alone
  15. "I can't, it's busy season"
  16. Last person to leave the office
  17. SALY something you know is poor auditing
  18. Ignore a blatant personal expense because it's immaterial
  19. "No changes from last year" - support is from a completely different software
  20. Someone asks you for free tax advice
  21. Finish a perfect workpaper; superior completely overhauls it
  22. Client balks at audit fee after spending multiple times more on something else they don't need
  23. Lose sleep over an unfinished workpaper
  24. "What even is this?"
  25. Wish you'd gone Tax
  26. Eat time more than twice in a week
  27. You can tell a workpaper wasn't really reviewed because you remember a specific mistake that's still there
  28. Tell a client they're [one of] your favorite[s]
  29. Client had material transactions they didn't tell you about
  30. Design audit procedures around what will come up in peer review
  31. "Why is this adjustment necessary?"
  32. Wordsmith a material difference away with a tickmark
  33. Be thankful you don't do taxes
  34. Re-do a client's schedule for them knowing full-well they'll just book the entry without reviewing it
  35. Freak out about something and the Partner doesn't care
  36. Contemplate the relationship between "job security" and under-staffing
  37. Client thinks that you're their "internal" control
  38. Sign off on a workpaper after updating only the dates
  39. Draft a client email and forget to actually send
  40. Actually go your entire lunch without working
  41. Client sends something completely unrelated to your request
  42. Stay late solely because you lost track of time
  43. Workpaper was done wrong last year
  44. Violate client confidentiality because you know the person hearing won't remember anything anyway
  45. Client employee blames their predecessor
  46. "You look tired"
  47. Three follow-ups and still no response
  48. "Is it material?"
  49. Hold your bladder until sign-off
  50. Talk about Enron
  51. "I don't actually do taxes"
  52. "I'm in the wrong line of business" after seeing a client's revenue
  53. Scope out an entire section for the sake of the budget
  54. Client provides PDF version of an excel schedule
  55. Have a work-related dream
  56. "Are we on track?" - After providing support more than a week late
  57. Correct a workpaper; superior re-wrongs it
  58. "We've never used anything like that," in reference to a report provided last year
  59. Talk about a client while onsite at another client
  60. Find/receive a simple solution after digging for over an hour
  61. "Can you get out of [what you happen to be actively using]"?
  62. Client asks about project status less than 24 hours after sending support
  63. Lose an hour of work to computer problems
  64. Coffee after 2pm