Clientemailssensitiveinformation12+hourdayDisengagedclientpretends itneverhappened"Do youreallyneed thatinfo?"Mileage:SALYDueDateChangeS CorpwithoutPayrollReturnRejectsClient asks ifpets count asdependentsor medicalexpense.Client refuses tobelieve they oweX, saying "No,there's no waythat's right. I've gotmore receipts."Mid-SeasonLawChangeRental withno priordepreciationClient submitsIRS letter forthe first timethat is morethan 3 monthsold.Prior ReturnDepreciatedLandClient makesa tax returnjoke that isn'tfunny."I know Ialreadyturnedthat in..."Clientprovidestimesensitivenotice LATEClientprovides oneside of twosideddocumentsMore pagesof pharmacyprescriptionsthan taxdocs.one spousecool; otherspousePANIC/MADClient asks"Are you myaccountant?"You cry aftergetting offthe phonewith a client."Everythingwas thesame aslast year."Fired aclient"My taxes arenot thatcomplicated."Self-PreparedPrior YearReturn is adisasterA clientcries onthe phonewith you.Spendentire dayfixing M-3Unopened"Importanttaxdocuments"mailWeekendWorkClient morethan 3xconsecutivelythey'll "do ittomorrow"ClientuploadsincludeunreadableimageShoeboxClientReacheda humanatIRS/ADORYelledat byclientRefuses topay unlessgets arefundClient who istraveling soonstress-stalksyou about taxreturn progress."I've donethis foryears..."Clientasks forManagerYou eatbreakroomgrocerieseveryday forlunch in thesame 1 week.PriorAccountantDied"OMGHow is itonlyTuesday?!"Client sends3 or moreseparateemails inone dayClient tellsyou theirpoliticsClientreferences "whatI read online"about taxlaw/deduction,etc."Just takewhatever isreasonable"CharitableDonationBOImentionedComfortletterrequests formortgageHead ofHousehold& Nodependents"Hurry so myex doesn'tclaim my kid""Why does itcost extra toenter all myreceipts?""My lasttaxpreparersaid..."You getsick butcan't reallytake off.Where'smyrefund?Recapturingdepreciationnot taken."Can youreview whatI did inTurbotax?"All Sch CExpensesrounded tonearest $100Clientmakesyou laughout loud.Spent a wholeday thinking itwas a differentday than itactually is.CryingTold a clienttheir return was"in process"when it hasn'tbeen touched"I heard thatBiden/Trump/Congresssaid..."GHOSTCLIENTClient "found"or"remembered"W2 or 1099after filingColleaguemessages you andthen callsyou/walks to yourdesk within a halfhour if you don'treply.Client hasquestionsAFTEREFClientemailssensitiveinformation12+hourdayDisengagedclientpretends itneverhappened"Do youreallyneed thatinfo?"Mileage:SALYDueDateChangeS CorpwithoutPayrollReturnRejectsClient asks ifpets count asdependentsor medicalexpense.Client refuses tobelieve they oweX, saying "No,there's no waythat's right. I've gotmore receipts."Mid-SeasonLawChangeRental withno priordepreciationClient submitsIRS letter forthe first timethat is morethan 3 monthsold.Prior ReturnDepreciatedLandClient makesa tax returnjoke that isn'tfunny."I know Ialreadyturnedthat in..."Clientprovidestimesensitivenotice LATEClientprovides oneside of twosideddocumentsMore pagesof pharmacyprescriptionsthan taxdocs.one spousecool; otherspousePANIC/MADClient asks"Are you myaccountant?"You cry aftergetting offthe phonewith a client."Everythingwas thesame aslast year."Fired aclient"My taxes arenot thatcomplicated."Self-PreparedPrior YearReturn is adisasterA clientcries onthe phonewith you.Spendentire dayfixing M-3Unopened"Importanttaxdocuments"mailWeekendWorkClient morethan 3xconsecutivelythey'll "do ittomorrow"ClientuploadsincludeunreadableimageShoeboxClientReacheda humanatIRS/ADORYelledat byclientRefuses topay unlessgets arefundClient who istraveling soonstress-stalksyou about taxreturn progress."I've donethis foryears..."Clientasks forManagerYou eatbreakroomgrocerieseveryday forlunch in thesame 1 week.PriorAccountantDied"OMGHow is itonlyTuesday?!"Client sends3 or moreseparateemails inone dayClient tellsyou theirpoliticsClientreferences "whatI read online"about taxlaw/deduction,etc."Just takewhatever isreasonable"CharitableDonationBOImentionedComfortletterrequests formortgageHead ofHousehold& Nodependents"Hurry so myex doesn'tclaim my kid""Why does itcost extra toenter all myreceipts?""My lasttaxpreparersaid..."You getsick butcan't reallytake off.Where'smyrefund?Recapturingdepreciationnot taken."Can youreview whatI did inTurbotax?"All Sch CExpensesrounded tonearest $100Clientmakesyou laughout loud.Spent a wholeday thinking itwas a differentday than itactually is.CryingTold a clienttheir return was"in process"when it hasn'tbeen touched"I heard thatBiden/Trump/Congresssaid..."GHOSTCLIENTClient "found"or"remembered"W2 or 1099after filingColleaguemessages you andthen callsyou/walks to yourdesk within a halfhour if you don'treply.Client hasquestionsAFTEREF

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