"I don'tactuallydo taxes"Someoneasks youfor freetax adviceActually goyour entirelunch withoutworkingCorrect aworkpaper;superior re-wrongs itTalk about aclient whileonsite atanotherclientScope outan entiresection forthe sake ofthe budgetTell a clientthey're [oneof] yourfavorite[s]Lose anhour of workto computerproblemsClient asksyou to moveto a differentroom duringfieldwork"Whateven isthis?"PersonalhappyhourClient asksabout projectstatus less than24 hours aftersendingsupportEat timemore thantwice in aweekFind/receivea simplesolution afterdigging forover an hourWordsmith amaterialdifferenceaway with atickmarkCoffeeafter2pmSALYsomethingyou know ispoor auditingSomeonethinks you'reIRS whenyou say theword "Audit"Finish a perfectworkpaper;superiorcompletelyoverhauls itSign off on aworkpaperafter updatingonly thedatesMiss animportantfamilyeventClient balks ataudit fee afterspending multipletimes more onsomething elsethey don't need"It should onlytake about[way less timethan youknow it will]"Clientemployeeblames theirpredecessor"Why is this[adjustment/disclosure/PBC]necessary?"Say youunderstandwhen asuperiorexplains but stillhave no clueClient didn'tbook anadjustmentthey agreedto last yearPut off aquestion hopingyou'll be betterprepared forthe answerlater"Wealreadyprovidedthat""Can you getout of [thesoftwareyou're activelyusing]"?Be in theoffice at thesame timeas thecleanerCount thedays untilyou think itwill be overStay latesolelybecause youlost track oftime"I can't,it's busyseason"Someonequits mid-seasonClient providesphysical print-out of an excelscheduleWish youwere doingtaxes rightnowTell a clientthe audit'sgoing great...but it isn't.Spend anunreasonableamount of timedrafting a clientemail to softenthe messageClient thinksthat you'retheir"internal"controlLastperson toleave theofficeGratefulyou're notdoing taxesright nowHave awork-relateddreamIgnore a client'sblatantpersonalexpensebecause it'simmaterialBreak thebudgetansweringreviewcommentsaloneContemplatethe relationshipbetween "jobsecurity" andunder-staffingTalkaboutEnronClientprovidesPDF versionof an excelscheduleClient sendssomethingcompletelyunrelated toyour request"Is itmaterial?"Teamfieldworklunch at/froma majorchain"Been awhile" or"Where'veyou been?""We've neverused anythinglike that," inreference to aPBC providedlast yearDraft a clientemail andforget toactually sendLose sleepover anunfinishedworkpaperAudit roomis actuallyin thebasement"Are we ontrack?" - Afterprovidingsupport morethan a weeklateForgetto eatHold yourbladderuntil sign-off"I'm in thewrong line ofbusiness" afterseeing a client'srevenueDesign auditproceduresaround whatwill come upin peer reviewThreefollow-upsand still noresponseScrew overyour sleepschedule justto break upthe monotony"No changesfrom last year" -support is froma completelydifferentsoftwareRe-do a client'sschedule for themknowing full-wellthey'll just bookthe entry withoutreviewing itYou can tell aworkpaper wasn'treally reviewedbecause youremember aspecific mistakethat's still there"Youlooktired"Workpaperwas donewrong lastyearClient hadmaterialtransactionsthey didn't tellyou aboutWork witha fever ator above99.5°Freak outaboutsomething andthe Partnerdoesn't careYou can tellyourpet/child/SOfeelsneglectedTakea napViolate clientconfidentialitybecause you knowthe person hearingwon't rememberanything anywayStay late tofinish aworkpaper;fail to finish it"I don'tactuallydo taxes"Someoneasks youfor freetax adviceActually goyour entirelunch withoutworkingCorrect aworkpaper;superior re-wrongs itTalk about aclient whileonsite atanotherclientScope outan entiresection forthe sake ofthe budgetTell a clientthey're [oneof] yourfavorite[s]Lose anhour of workto computerproblemsClient asksyou to moveto a differentroom duringfieldwork"Whateven isthis?"PersonalhappyhourClient asksabout projectstatus less than24 hours aftersendingsupportEat timemore thantwice in aweekFind/receivea simplesolution afterdigging forover an hourWordsmith amaterialdifferenceaway with atickmarkCoffeeafter2pmSALYsomethingyou know ispoor auditingSomeonethinks you'reIRS whenyou say theword "Audit"Finish a perfectworkpaper;superiorcompletelyoverhauls itSign off on aworkpaperafter updatingonly thedatesMiss animportantfamilyeventClient balks ataudit fee afterspending multipletimes more onsomething elsethey don't need"It should onlytake about[way less timethan youknow it will]"Clientemployeeblames theirpredecessor"Why is this[adjustment/disclosure/PBC]necessary?"Say youunderstandwhen asuperiorexplains but stillhave no clueClient didn'tbook anadjustmentthey agreedto last yearPut off aquestion hopingyou'll be betterprepared forthe answerlater"Wealreadyprovidedthat""Can you getout of [thesoftwareyou're activelyusing]"?Be in theoffice at thesame timeas thecleanerCount thedays untilyou think itwill be overStay latesolelybecause youlost track oftime"I can't,it's busyseason"Someonequits mid-seasonClient providesphysical print-out of an excelscheduleWish youwere doingtaxes rightnowTell a clientthe audit'sgoing great...but it isn't.Spend anunreasonableamount of timedrafting a clientemail to softenthe messageClient thinksthat you'retheir"internal"controlLastperson toleave theofficeGratefulyou're notdoing taxesright nowHave awork-relateddreamIgnore a client'sblatantpersonalexpensebecause it'simmaterialBreak thebudgetansweringreviewcommentsaloneContemplatethe relationshipbetween "jobsecurity" andunder-staffingTalkaboutEnronClientprovidesPDF versionof an excelscheduleClient sendssomethingcompletelyunrelated toyour request"Is itmaterial?"Teamfieldworklunch at/froma majorchain"Been awhile" or"Where'veyou been?""We've neverused anythinglike that," inreference to aPBC providedlast yearDraft a clientemail andforget toactually sendLose sleepover anunfinishedworkpaperAudit roomis actuallyin thebasement"Are we ontrack?" - 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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. "I don't actually do taxes"
  2. Someone asks you for free tax advice
  3. Actually go your entire lunch without working
  4. Correct a workpaper; superior re-wrongs it
  5. Talk about a client while onsite at another client
  6. Scope out an entire section for the sake of the budget
  7. Tell a client they're [one of] your favorite[s]
  8. Lose an hour of work to computer problems
  9. Client asks you to move to a different room during fieldwork
  10. "What even is this?"
  11. Personal happy hour
  12. Client asks about project status less than 24 hours after sending support
  13. Eat time more than twice in a week
  14. Find/receive a simple solution after digging for over an hour
  15. Wordsmith a material difference away with a tickmark
  16. Coffee after 2pm
  17. SALY something you know is poor auditing
  18. Someone thinks you're IRS when you say the word "Audit"
  19. Finish a perfect workpaper; superior completely overhauls it
  20. Sign off on a workpaper after updating only the dates
  21. Miss an important family event
  22. Client balks at audit fee after spending multiple times more on something else they don't need
  23. "It should only take about [way less time than you know it will]"
  24. Client employee blames their predecessor
  25. "Why is this [adjustment/ disclosure/ PBC] necessary?"
  26. Say you understand when a superior explains but still have no clue
  27. Client didn't book an adjustment they agreed to last year
  28. Put off a question hoping you'll be better prepared for the answer later
  29. "We already provided that"
  30. "Can you get out of [the software you're actively using]"?
  31. Be in the office at the same time as the cleaner
  32. Count the days until you think it will be over
  33. Stay late solely because you lost track of time
  34. "I can't, it's busy season"
  35. Someone quits mid-season
  36. Client provides physical print-out of an excel schedule
  37. Wish you were doing taxes right now
  38. Tell a client the audit's going great... but it isn't.
  39. Spend an unreasonable amount of time drafting a client email to soften the message
  40. Client thinks that you're their "internal" control
  41. Last person to leave the office
  42. Grateful you're not doing taxes right now
  43. Have a work-related dream
  44. Ignore a client's blatant personal expense because it's immaterial
  45. Break the budget answering review comments alone
  46. Contemplate the relationship between "job security" and under-staffing
  47. Talk about Enron
  48. Client provides PDF version of an excel schedule
  49. Client sends something completely unrelated to your request
  50. "Is it material?"
  51. Team fieldwork lunch at/from a major chain
  52. "Been a while" or "Where've you been?"
  53. "We've never used anything like that," in reference to a PBC provided last year
  54. Draft a client email and forget to actually send
  55. Lose sleep over an unfinished workpaper
  56. Audit room is actually in the basement
  57. "Are we on track?" - After providing support more than a week late
  58. Forget to eat
  59. Hold your bladder until sign-off
  60. "I'm in the wrong line of business" after seeing a client's revenue
  61. Design audit procedures around what will come up in peer review
  62. Three follow-ups and still no response
  63. Screw over your sleep schedule just to break up the monotony
  64. "No changes from last year" - support is from a completely different software
  65. Re-do a client's schedule for them knowing full-well they'll just book the entry without reviewing it
  66. You can tell a workpaper wasn't really reviewed because you remember a specific mistake that's still there
  67. "You look tired"
  68. Workpaper was done wrong last year
  69. Client had material transactions they didn't tell you about
  70. Work with a fever at or above 99.5°
  71. Freak out about something and the Partner doesn't care
  72. You can tell your pet/child/SO feels neglected
  73. Take a nap
  74. Violate client confidentiality because you know the person hearing won't remember anything anyway
  75. Stay late to finish a workpaper; fail to finish it