"OMGHow is itonlyTuesday?!"Fired aclientClient refuses tobelieve they oweX, saying "No,there's no waythat's right. I've gotmore receipts."Client tellsyou theirpoliticsComfortletterrequests formortgageClientuploadsincludeunreadableimageYou getsick butcan't reallytake off.Self-PreparedPrior YearReturn is adisasterWeekendWorkBOImentioned"Why does itcost extra toenter all myreceipts?""Just takewhatever isreasonable"CharitableDonationRecapturingdepreciationnot taken.Client submitsIRS letter forthe first timethat is morethan 3 monthsold.Prior ReturnDepreciatedLandGHOSTCLIENT"I heard thatBiden/Trump/Congresssaid..."You cry aftergetting offthe phonewith a client.ShoeboxClientClient morethan 3xconsecutivelythey'll "do ittomorrow"12+hourdayReacheda humanatIRS/ADORWhere'smyrefund?"I know Ialreadyturnedthat in..."PriorAccountantDiedClientprovides oneside of twosideddocuments"My lasttaxpreparersaid..."Mid-SeasonLawChangeAll Sch CExpensesrounded tonearest $100DueDateChangeYelledat byclientClientasks forManagerClient "found"or"remembered"W2 or 1099after filingClient makesa tax returnjoke that isn'tfunny.Colleaguemessages you andthen callsyou/walks to yourdesk within a halfhour if you don'treply.You eatbreakroomgrocerieseveryday forlunch in thesame 1 week.CryingClientprovidestimesensitivenotice LATE"Can youreview whatI did inTurbotax?"Mileage:SALYRefuses topay unlessgets arefundDisengagedclientpretends itneverhappened"Do youreallyneed thatinfo?"Client sends3 or moreseparateemails inone dayClientemailssensitiveinformationClient hasquestionsAFTEREFMore pagesof pharmacyprescriptionsthan taxdocs.Unopened"Importanttaxdocuments"mail"I've donethis foryears..."S CorpwithoutPayrollSpent a wholeday thinking itwas a differentday than itactually is.Told a clienttheir return was"in process"when it hasn'tbeen touchedA clientcries onthe phonewith you.Head ofHousehold& Nodependentsone spousecool; otherspousePANIC/MADSpendentire dayfixing M-3Clientmakesyou laughout loud.ReturnRejectsRental withno priordepreciation"Hurry so myex doesn'tclaim my kid""Everythingwas thesame aslast year."Client who istraveling soonstress-stalksyou about taxreturn progress.Client asks"Are you myaccountant?"Clientreferences "whatI read online"about taxlaw/deduction,etc."My taxes arenot thatcomplicated."Client asks ifpets count asdependentsor medicalexpense."OMGHow is itonlyTuesday?!"Fired aclientClient refuses tobelieve they oweX, saying "No,there's no waythat's right. I've gotmore receipts."Client tellsyou theirpoliticsComfortletterrequests formortgageClientuploadsincludeunreadableimageYou getsick butcan't reallytake off.Self-PreparedPrior YearReturn is adisasterWeekendWorkBOImentioned"Why does itcost extra toenter all myreceipts?""Just takewhatever isreasonable"CharitableDonationRecapturingdepreciationnot taken.Client submitsIRS letter forthe first timethat is morethan 3 monthsold.Prior ReturnDepreciatedLandGHOSTCLIENT"I heard thatBiden/Trump/Congresssaid..."You cry aftergetting offthe phonewith a client.ShoeboxClientClient morethan 3xconsecutivelythey'll "do ittomorrow"12+hourdayReacheda humanatIRS/ADORWhere'smyrefund?"I know Ialreadyturnedthat in..."PriorAccountantDiedClientprovides oneside of twosideddocuments"My lasttaxpreparersaid..."Mid-SeasonLawChangeAll Sch CExpensesrounded tonearest $100DueDateChangeYelledat byclientClientasks forManagerClient "found"or"remembered"W2 or 1099after filingClient makesa tax returnjoke that isn'tfunny.Colleaguemessages you andthen callsyou/walks to yourdesk within a halfhour if you don'treply.You eatbreakroomgrocerieseveryday forlunch in thesame 1 week.CryingClientprovidestimesensitivenotice LATE"Can youreview whatI did inTurbotax?"Mileage:SALYRefuses topay unlessgets arefundDisengagedclientpretends itneverhappened"Do youreallyneed thatinfo?"Client sends3 or moreseparateemails inone dayClientemailssensitiveinformationClient hasquestionsAFTEREFMore pagesof pharmacyprescriptionsthan taxdocs.Unopened"Importanttaxdocuments"mail"I've donethis foryears..."S CorpwithoutPayrollSpent a wholeday thinking itwas a differentday than itactually is.Told a clienttheir return was"in process"when it hasn'tbeen touchedA clientcries onthe phonewith you.Head ofHousehold& Nodependentsone spousecool; otherspousePANIC/MADSpendentire dayfixing M-3Clientmakesyou laughout loud.ReturnRejectsRental withno priordepreciation"Hurry so myex doesn'tclaim my kid""Everythingwas thesame aslast year."Client who istraveling soonstress-stalksyou about taxreturn progress.Client asks"Are you myaccountant?"Clientreferences "whatI read online"about taxlaw/deduction,etc."My taxes arenot thatcomplicated."Client asks ifpets count asdependentsor medicalexpense.

Tax 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. "OMG How is it only Tuesday?!"
  2. Fired a client
  3. Client refuses to believe they owe X, saying "No, there's no way that's right. I've got more receipts."
  4. Client tells you their politics
  5. Comfort letter requests for mortgage
  6. Client uploads include unreadable image
  7. You get sick but can't really take off.
  8. Self-Prepared Prior Year Return is a disaster
  9. Weekend Work
  10. BOI mentioned
  11. "Why does it cost extra to enter all my receipts?"
  12. "Just take whatever is reasonable" Charitable Donation
  13. Recapturing depreciation not taken.
  14. Client submits IRS letter for the first time that is more than 3 months old.
  15. Prior Return Depreciated Land
  16. GHOST CLIENT
  17. "I heard that Biden/Trump/ Congress said..."
  18. You cry after getting off the phone with a client.
  19. Shoebox Client
  20. Client more than 3x consecutively they'll "do it tomorrow"
  21. 12+ hour day
  22. Reached a human at IRS/ADOR
  23. Where's my refund?
  24. "I know I already turned that in..."
  25. Prior Accountant Died
  26. Client provides one side of two sided documents
  27. "My last tax preparer said..."
  28. Mid-Season Law Change
  29. All Sch C Expenses rounded to nearest $100
  30. Due Date Change
  31. Yelled at by client
  32. Client asks for Manager
  33. Client "found" or "remembered" W2 or 1099 after filing
  34. Client makes a tax return joke that isn't funny.
  35. Colleague messages you and then calls you/walks to your desk within a half hour if you don't reply.
  36. You eat breakroom groceries everyday for lunch in the same 1 week.
  37. Crying
  38. Client provides time sensitive notice LATE
  39. "Can you review what I did in Turbotax?"
  40. Mileage: SALY
  41. Refuses to pay unless gets a refund
  42. Disengaged client pretends it never happened
  43. "Do you really need that info?"
  44. Client sends 3 or more separate emails in one day
  45. Client emails sensitive information
  46. Client has questions AFTER EF
  47. More pages of pharmacy prescriptions than tax docs.
  48. Unopened "Important tax documents" mail
  49. "I've done this for years..."
  50. S Corp without Payroll
  51. Spent a whole day thinking it was a different day than it actually is.
  52. Told a client their return was "in process" when it hasn't been touched
  53. A client cries on the phone with you.
  54. Head of Household & No dependents
  55. one spouse cool; other spouse PANIC/MAD
  56. Spend entire day fixing M-3
  57. Client makes you laugh out loud.
  58. Return Rejects
  59. Rental with no prior depreciation
  60. "Hurry so my ex doesn't claim my kid"
  61. "Everything was the same as last year."
  62. Client who is traveling soon stress-stalks you about tax return progress.
  63. Client asks "Are you my accountant?"
  64. Client references "what I read online" about tax law/deduction, etc.
  65. "My taxes are not that complicated."
  66. Client asks if pets count as dependents or medical expense.