You can tellyourpet/child/SOfeelsneglectedDraft a clientemail andforget toactually sendTeamfieldworklunch at/froma majorchainFreak outaboutsomething andthe Partnerdoesn't careWish youwere doingtaxes rightnowSign off on aworkpaperafter updatingonly thedatesActually goyour entirelunch withoutworking"Whateven isthis?"Client sendssomethingcompletelyunrelated toyour requestIgnore a client'sblatantpersonalexpensebecause it'simmaterialClient hadmaterialtransactionsthey didn't tellyou aboutStay late tofinish aworkpaper;fail to finish itClient didn'tbook anadjustmentthey agreedto last yearStay latesolelybecause youlost track oftime"Wealreadyprovidedthat""I'm in thewrong line ofbusiness" afterseeing a client'srevenueForgetto eat"We've neverused anythinglike that," inreference to aPBC providedlast yearDesign auditproceduresaround whatwill come upin peer reviewSomeoneasks youfor freetax adviceThreefollow-upsand still noresponseLastperson toleave theofficeTell a clientthey're [oneof] yourfavorite[s]Scope outan entiresection forthe sake ofthe budgetSay youunderstandwhen asuperiorexplains but stillhave no clueScrew overyour sleepschedule justto break upthe monotonySomeonethinks you'reIRS whenyou say theword "Audit""I can't,it's busyseason"Clientemployeeblames theirpredecessorClient balks ataudit fee afterspending multipletimes more onsomething elsethey don't needTakea napContemplatethe relationshipbetween "jobsecurity" andunder-staffingClient asksabout projectstatus less than24 hours aftersendingsupportHave awork-relateddreamSALYsomethingyou know ispoor auditingPersonalhappyhourRe-do a client'sschedule for themknowing full-wellthey'll just bookthe entry withoutreviewing itTell a clientthe audit'sgoing great...but it isn't.TalkaboutEnronPut off aquestion hopingyou'll be betterprepared forthe answerlaterSpend anunreasonableamount of timedrafting a clientemail to softenthe messageClient asksyou to moveto a differentroom duringfieldworkClientprovidesPDF versionof an excelscheduleBe in theoffice at thesame timeas thecleanerWork witha fever ator above99.5°"Are we ontrack?" - Afterprovidingsupport morethan a weeklateLose sleepover anunfinishedworkpaperGratefulyou're notdoing taxesright now"Is itmaterial?"Miss animportantfamilyeventFind/receivea simplesolution afterdigging forover an hourCount thedays untilyou think itwill be overHold yourbladderuntil sign-off"No changesfrom last year" -support is froma completelydifferentsoftwareEat timemore thantwice in aweekLose anhour of workto computerproblemsClient thinksthat you'retheir"internal"controlYou can tell aworkpaper wasn'treally reviewedbecause youremember aspecific mistakethat's still thereCoffeeafter2pm"Can you getout of [thesoftwareyou're activelyusing]"?"Why is thisadjustmentnecessary?"Break thebudgetansweringreviewcommentsaloneTalk about aclient whileonsite atanotherclientWordsmith amaterialdifferenceaway with atickmarkWorkpaperwas donewrong lastyear"It should onlytake about[way less timethan youknow it will]""Been awhile" or"Where'veyou been?"Client providesphysical print-out of an excelscheduleViolate clientconfidentialitybecause you knowthe person hearingwon't rememberanything anyway"I don'tactuallydo taxes"Finish a perfectworkpaper;superiorcompletelyoverhauls itAudit roomis actuallyin thebasementSomeonequits mid-seasonCorrect aworkpaper;superior re-wrongs it"Youlooktired"You can tellyourpet/child/SOfeelsneglectedDraft a clientemail andforget toactually sendTeamfieldworklunch at/froma majorchainFreak outaboutsomething andthe Partnerdoesn't careWish youwere doingtaxes rightnowSign off on aworkpaperafter updatingonly thedatesActually goyour entirelunch withoutworking"Whateven isthis?"Client sendssomethingcompletelyunrelated toyour requestIgnore a client'sblatantpersonalexpensebecause it'simmaterialClient hadmaterialtransactionsthey didn't tellyou aboutStay late tofinish aworkpaper;fail to finish itClient didn'tbook anadjustmentthey agreedto last yearStay latesolelybecause youlost track oftime"Wealreadyprovidedthat""I'm in thewrong line ofbusiness" afterseeing a client'srevenueForgetto eat"We've neverused anythinglike that," inreference to aPBC providedlast yearDesign auditproceduresaround whatwill come upin peer reviewSomeoneasks youfor freetax adviceThreefollow-upsand still noresponseLastperson toleave theofficeTell a clientthey're [oneof] yourfavorite[s]Scope outan entiresection forthe sake ofthe budgetSay youunderstandwhen asuperiorexplains but stillhave no clueScrew overyour sleepschedule justto break upthe monotonySomeonethinks you'reIRS whenyou say theword "Audit""I can't,it's busyseason"Clientemployeeblames theirpredecessorClient balks ataudit fee afterspending multipletimes more onsomething elsethey don't needTakea napContemplatethe relationshipbetween "jobsecurity" andunder-staffingClient asksabout projectstatus less than24 hours aftersendingsupportHave awork-relateddreamSALYsomethingyou know ispoor auditingPersonalhappyhourRe-do a client'sschedule for themknowing full-wellthey'll just bookthe entry withoutreviewing itTell a clientthe audit'sgoing great...but it isn't.TalkaboutEnronPut off aquestion hopingyou'll be betterprepared forthe answerlaterSpend anunreasonableamount of timedrafting a clientemail to softenthe messageClient asksyou to moveto a differentroom duringfieldworkClientprovidesPDF versionof an excelscheduleBe in theoffice at thesame timeas thecleanerWork witha fever ator above99.5°"Are we ontrack?" - Afterprovidingsupport morethan a weeklateLose sleepover anunfinishedworkpaperGratefulyou're notdoing taxesright now"Is itmaterial?"Miss animportantfamilyeventFind/receivea simplesolution afterdigging forover an hourCount thedays untilyou think itwill be overHold yourbladderuntil sign-off"No changesfrom last year" -support is froma completelydifferentsoftwareEat timemore thantwice in aweekLose anhour of workto computerproblemsClient thinksthat you'retheir"internal"controlYou can tell aworkpaper wasn'treally reviewedbecause youremember aspecific mistakethat's still thereCoffeeafter2pm"Can you getout of [thesoftwareyou're activelyusing]"?"Why is thisadjustmentnecessary?"Break thebudgetansweringreviewcommentsaloneTalk about aclient whileonsite atanotherclientWordsmith amaterialdifferenceaway with atickmarkWorkpaperwas donewrong lastyear"It should onlytake about[way less timethan youknow it will]""Been awhile" or"Where'veyou been?"Client providesphysical print-out of an excelscheduleViolate clientconfidentialitybecause you knowthe person hearingwon't rememberanything anyway"I don'tactuallydo taxes"Finish a perfectworkpaper;superiorcompletelyoverhauls itAudit roomis actuallyin thebasementSomeonequits mid-seasonCorrect aworkpaper;superior re-wrongs it"Youlooktired"

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