Miss animportantfamilyeventBreak thebudgetansweringreviewcommentsaloneSomeonethinks you'reIRS whenyou say theword "Audit""I don'tactuallydo taxes"Stay late tofinish aworkpaper;fail to finish itWorkpaperwas donewrong lastyearTeamfieldworklunch at/froma majorchainClient sendssomethingcompletelyunrelated toyour requestClient balks ataudit fee afterspending multipletimes more onsomething elsethey don't need"We've neverused anythinglike that," inreference to aPBC providedlast yearContemplatethe relationshipbetween "jobsecurity" andunder-staffingThreefollow-upsand still noresponseScrew overyour sleepschedule justto break upthe monotonyClient providesphysical print-out of an excelscheduleYou can tellyourpet/child/SOfeelsneglectedHave awork-relateddream"Is itmaterial?"ClientprovidesPDF versionof an excelschedule"Been awhile" or"Where'veyou been?""Can you getout of [thesoftwareyou're activelyusing]"?"I can't,it's busyseason"Someoneasks youfor freetax adviceViolate clientconfidentialitybecause you knowthe person hearingwon't rememberanything anywayEat timemore thantwice in aweek"Whateven isthis?"Say youunderstandwhen asuperiorexplains but stillhave no cluePersonalhappyhour"Are we ontrack?" - Afterprovidingsupport morethan a weeklateWork witha fever ator above99.5°Re-do a client'sschedule for themknowing full-wellthey'll just bookthe entry withoutreviewing itScope outan entiresection forthe sake ofthe budgetClient asksyou to moveto a differentroom duringfieldworkSpend anunreasonableamount of timedrafting a clientemail to softenthe messageLose sleepover anunfinishedworkpaperTell a clientthey're [oneof] yourfavorite[s]Stay latesolelybecause youlost track oftimePut off aquestion hopingyou'll be betterprepared forthe answerlaterWish youwere doingtaxes rightnow"I'm in thewrong line ofbusiness" afterseeing a client'srevenueBe in theoffice at thesame timeas thecleanerLastperson toleave theofficeTalk about aclient whileonsite atanotherclientTalkaboutEnron"Why is this[adjustment/disclosure/PBC]necessary?"Wordsmith amaterialdifferenceaway with atickmarkCoffeeafter2pmFreak outaboutsomething andthe Partnerdoesn't careDesign auditproceduresaround whatwill come upin peer reviewLose anhour of workto computerproblemsIgnore a client'sblatantpersonalexpensebecause it'simmaterialClientemployeeblames theirpredecessorClient didn'tbook anadjustmentthey agreedto last yearFinish a perfectworkpaper;superiorcompletelyoverhauls itHold yourbladderuntil sign-offSALYsomethingyou know ispoor auditingClient asksabout projectstatus less than24 hours aftersendingsupportCorrect aworkpaper;superior re-wrongs itGratefulyou're notdoing taxesright nowAudit roomis actuallyin thebasementSign off on aworkpaperafter updatingonly thedatesTakea napSomeonequits mid-seasonActually goyour entirelunch withoutworking"No changesfrom last year" -support is froma completelydifferentsoftwareDraft a clientemail andforget toactually send"Wealreadyprovidedthat"Count thedays untilyou think itwill be overTell a clientthe audit'sgoing great...but it isn't.Find/receivea simplesolution afterdigging forover an hour"It should onlytake about[way less timethan youknow it will]""Youlooktired"You can tell aworkpaper wasn'treally reviewedbecause youremember aspecific mistakethat's still thereClient thinksthat you'retheir"internal"controlClient hadmaterialtransactionsthey didn't tellyou aboutForgetto eatMiss animportantfamilyeventBreak thebudgetansweringreviewcommentsaloneSomeonethinks you'reIRS whenyou say theword "Audit""I don'tactuallydo taxes"Stay late tofinish aworkpaper;fail to finish itWorkpaperwas donewrong lastyearTeamfieldworklunch at/froma majorchainClient sendssomethingcompletelyunrelated toyour requestClient balks ataudit fee afterspending multipletimes more onsomething elsethey don't need"We've neverused anythinglike that," inreference to aPBC providedlast yearContemplatethe relationshipbetween "jobsecurity" andunder-staffingThreefollow-upsand still noresponseScrew overyour sleepschedule justto break upthe monotonyClient providesphysical print-out of an excelscheduleYou can tellyourpet/child/SOfeelsneglectedHave awork-relateddream"Is itmaterial?"ClientprovidesPDF versionof an excelschedule"Been awhile" or"Where'veyou been?""Can you getout of [thesoftwareyou're activelyusing]"?"I can't,it's busyseason"Someoneasks youfor freetax adviceViolate clientconfidentialitybecause you knowthe person hearingwon't rememberanything anywayEat timemore thantwice in aweek"Whateven isthis?"Say youunderstandwhen asuperiorexplains but stillhave no cluePersonalhappyhour"Are we ontrack?" - Afterprovidingsupport morethan a weeklateWork witha fever ator above99.5°Re-do a client'sschedule for themknowing full-wellthey'll just bookthe entry withoutreviewing itScope outan entiresection forthe sake ofthe budgetClient asksyou to moveto a differentroom duringfieldworkSpend anunreasonableamount of timedrafting a clientemail to softenthe messageLose sleepover anunfinishedworkpaperTell a clientthey're [oneof] yourfavorite[s]Stay latesolelybecause youlost track oftimePut off aquestion hopingyou'll be betterprepared forthe answerlaterWish youwere doingtaxes rightnow"I'm in thewrong line ofbusiness" afterseeing a client'srevenueBe in theoffice at thesame timeas thecleanerLastperson toleave theofficeTalk about aclient whileonsite atanotherclientTalkaboutEnron"Why is this[adjustment/disclosure/PBC]necessary?"Wordsmith amaterialdifferenceaway with atickmarkCoffeeafter2pmFreak outaboutsomething andthe Partnerdoesn't careDesign auditproceduresaround whatwill come upin peer reviewLose anhour of workto computerproblemsIgnore a client'sblatantpersonalexpensebecause it'simmaterialClientemployeeblames theirpredecessorClient didn'tbook anadjustmentthey agreedto last yearFinish a perfectworkpaper;superiorcompletelyoverhauls itHold yourbladderuntil sign-offSALYsomethingyou know ispoor auditingClient asksabout projectstatus less than24 hours aftersendingsupportCorrect aworkpaper;superior re-wrongs itGratefulyou're notdoing taxesright nowAudit roomis actuallyin thebasementSign off on aworkpaperafter updatingonly thedatesTakea napSomeonequits mid-seasonActually goyour entirelunch withoutworking"No changesfrom last year" -support is froma completelydifferentsoftwareDraft a clientemail andforget toactually send"Wealreadyprovidedthat"Count thedays untilyou think itwill be overTell a clientthe audit'sgoing great...but it isn't.Find/receivea simplesolution afterdigging forover an hour"It should onlytake about[way less timethan youknow it will]""Youlooktired"You can tell aworkpaper wasn'treally reviewedbecause youremember aspecific mistakethat's still thereClient thinksthat you'retheir"internal"controlClient hadmaterialtransactionsthey didn't tellyou aboutForgetto eat

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. Miss an important family event
  2. Break the budget answering review comments alone
  3. Someone thinks you're IRS when you say the word "Audit"
  4. "I don't actually do taxes"
  5. Stay late to finish a workpaper; fail to finish it
  6. Workpaper was done wrong last year
  7. Team fieldwork lunch at/from a major chain
  8. Client sends something completely unrelated to your request
  9. Client balks at audit fee after spending multiple times more on something else they don't need
  10. "We've never used anything like that," in reference to a PBC provided last year
  11. Contemplate the relationship between "job security" and under-staffing
  12. Three follow-ups and still no response
  13. Screw over your sleep schedule just to break up the monotony
  14. Client provides physical print-out of an excel schedule
  15. You can tell your pet/child/SO feels neglected
  16. Have a work-related dream
  17. "Is it material?"
  18. Client provides PDF version of an excel schedule
  19. "Been a while" or "Where've you been?"
  20. "Can you get out of [the software you're actively using]"?
  21. "I can't, it's busy season"
  22. Someone asks you for free tax advice
  23. Violate client confidentiality because you know the person hearing won't remember anything anyway
  24. Eat time more than twice in a week
  25. "What even is this?"
  26. Say you understand when a superior explains but still have no clue
  27. Personal happy hour
  28. "Are we on track?" - After providing support more than a week late
  29. Work with a fever at or above 99.5°
  30. Re-do a client's schedule for them knowing full-well they'll just book the entry without reviewing it
  31. Scope out an entire section for the sake of the budget
  32. Client asks you to move to a different room during fieldwork
  33. Spend an unreasonable amount of time drafting a client email to soften the message
  34. Lose sleep over an unfinished workpaper
  35. Tell a client they're [one of] your favorite[s]
  36. Stay late solely because you lost track of time
  37. Put off a question hoping you'll be better prepared for the answer later
  38. Wish you were doing taxes right now
  39. "I'm in the wrong line of business" after seeing a client's revenue
  40. Be in the office at the same time as the cleaner
  41. Last person to leave the office
  42. Talk about a client while onsite at another client
  43. Talk about Enron
  44. "Why is this [adjustment/ disclosure/ PBC] necessary?"
  45. Wordsmith a material difference away with a tickmark
  46. Coffee after 2pm
  47. Freak out about something and the Partner doesn't care
  48. Design audit procedures around what will come up in peer review
  49. Lose an hour of work to computer problems
  50. Ignore a client's blatant personal expense because it's immaterial
  51. Client employee blames their predecessor
  52. Client didn't book an adjustment they agreed to last year
  53. Finish a perfect workpaper; superior completely overhauls it
  54. Hold your bladder until sign-off
  55. SALY something you know is poor auditing
  56. Client asks about project status less than 24 hours after sending support
  57. Correct a workpaper; superior re-wrongs it
  58. Grateful you're not doing taxes right now
  59. Audit room is actually in the basement
  60. Sign off on a workpaper after updating only the dates
  61. Take a nap
  62. Someone quits mid-season
  63. Actually go your entire lunch without working
  64. "No changes from last year" - support is from a completely different software
  65. Draft a client email and forget to actually send
  66. "We already provided that"
  67. Count the days until you think it will be over
  68. Tell a client the audit's going great... but it isn't.
  69. Find/receive a simple solution after digging for over an hour
  70. "It should only take about [way less time than you know it will]"
  71. "You look tired"
  72. You can tell a workpaper wasn't really reviewed because you remember a specific mistake that's still there
  73. Client thinks that you're their "internal" control
  74. Client had material transactions they didn't tell you about
  75. Forget to eat