Client sends3 or moreseparateemails inone day"My lasttaxpreparersaid..."Where'smyrefund?"I heard thatBiden/Trump/Congresssaid..."GHOSTCLIENTRental withno priordepreciationClient refuses tobelieve they oweX, saying "No,there's no waythat's right. I've gotmore receipts."Mid-SeasonLawChangeFired aclientClient tellsyou theirpoliticsClientmakesyou laughout loud.Client makesa tax returnjoke that isn'tfunny.Head ofHousehold& NodependentsClientasks forManager"Hurry so myex doesn'tclaim my kid"Clientprovides oneside of twosideddocumentsTold a clienttheir return was"in process"when it hasn'tbeen touched"Why does itcost extra toenter all myreceipts?"Reacheda humanatIRS/ADORPriorAccountantDiedClientreferences "whatI read online"about taxlaw/deduction,etc.BOImentionedRecapturingdepreciationnot taken.DueDateChangeA clientcries onthe phonewith you.Client hasquestionsAFTEREFYou cry aftergetting offthe phonewith a client.ClientemailssensitiveinformationYelledat byclientRefuses topay unlessgets arefundClient morethan 3xconsecutivelythey'll "do ittomorrow"You eatbreakroomgrocerieseveryday forlunch in thesame 1 week.one spousecool; otherspousePANIC/MAD"Can youreview whatI did inTurbotax?"Clientprovidestimesensitivenotice LATEClient "found"or"remembered"W2 or 1099after filingClient asks ifpets count asdependentsor medicalexpense.Unopened"Importanttaxdocuments"mailMore pagesof pharmacyprescriptionsthan taxdocs."Do youreallyneed thatinfo?"CryingReturnRejectsSpendentire dayfixing M-3Client who istraveling soonstress-stalksyou about taxreturn progress.WeekendWorkS CorpwithoutPayrollSelf-PreparedPrior YearReturn is adisaster12+hourdayColleaguemessages you andthen callsyou/walks to yourdesk within a halfhour if you don'treply.Client asks"Are you myaccountant?"All Sch CExpensesrounded tonearest $100"I've donethis foryears..."Prior ReturnDepreciatedLandYou getsick butcan't reallytake off."Everythingwas thesame aslast year."Spent a wholeday thinking itwas a differentday than itactually is."My taxes arenot thatcomplicated."Client submitsIRS letter forthe first timethat is morethan 3 monthsold."OMGHow is itonlyTuesday?!"Comfortletterrequests formortgageDisengagedclientpretends itneverhappened"I know Ialreadyturnedthat in..."Mileage:SALYClientuploadsincludeunreadableimage"Just takewhatever isreasonable"CharitableDonationShoeboxClientClient sends3 or moreseparateemails inone day"My lasttaxpreparersaid..."Where'smyrefund?"I heard thatBiden/Trump/Congresssaid..."GHOSTCLIENTRental withno priordepreciationClient refuses tobelieve they oweX, saying "No,there's no waythat's right. I've gotmore receipts."Mid-SeasonLawChangeFired aclientClient tellsyou theirpoliticsClientmakesyou laughout loud.Client makesa tax returnjoke that isn'tfunny.Head ofHousehold& NodependentsClientasks forManager"Hurry so myex doesn'tclaim my kid"Clientprovides oneside of twosideddocumentsTold a clienttheir return was"in process"when it hasn'tbeen touched"Why does itcost extra toenter all myreceipts?"Reacheda humanatIRS/ADORPriorAccountantDiedClientreferences "whatI read online"about taxlaw/deduction,etc.BOImentionedRecapturingdepreciationnot taken.DueDateChangeA clientcries onthe phonewith you.Client hasquestionsAFTEREFYou cry aftergetting offthe phonewith a client.ClientemailssensitiveinformationYelledat byclientRefuses topay unlessgets arefundClient morethan 3xconsecutivelythey'll "do ittomorrow"You eatbreakroomgrocerieseveryday forlunch in thesame 1 week.one spousecool; otherspousePANIC/MAD"Can youreview whatI did inTurbotax?"Clientprovidestimesensitivenotice LATEClient "found"or"remembered"W2 or 1099after filingClient asks ifpets count asdependentsor medicalexpense.Unopened"Importanttaxdocuments"mailMore pagesof pharmacyprescriptionsthan taxdocs."Do youreallyneed thatinfo?"CryingReturnRejectsSpendentire dayfixing M-3Client who istraveling soonstress-stalksyou about taxreturn progress.WeekendWorkS CorpwithoutPayrollSelf-PreparedPrior YearReturn is adisaster12+hourdayColleaguemessages you andthen callsyou/walks to yourdesk within a halfhour if you don'treply.Client asks"Are you myaccountant?"All Sch CExpensesrounded tonearest $100"I've donethis foryears..."Prior ReturnDepreciatedLandYou getsick butcan't reallytake off."Everythingwas thesame aslast year."Spent a wholeday thinking itwas a differentday than itactually is."My taxes arenot thatcomplicated."Client submitsIRS letter forthe first timethat is morethan 3 monthsold."OMGHow is itonlyTuesday?!"Comfortletterrequests formortgageDisengagedclientpretends itneverhappened"I know Ialreadyturnedthat in..."Mileage:SALYClientuploadsincludeunreadableimage"Just takewhatever isreasonable"CharitableDonationShoeboxClient

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