“Extensionseason feelseasier thisyear” —followed bychaos.Someonetries to sneakin “just onemore” beforethe deadline."Can wefile anotherextension?"“Can we stillget this doneby tomorrow?”(it’s October14).The officecelebrateswith pizza,caffeine, andmild hysteria.You overhear,“I’m so done,”at least 5times a day.Client insiststheir return is“simple” — ithas 7 K-1s.“I didn’trealize theextensiondeadline wasthis week.”“My newaddress?Oh, Imoved…twice.”Someoneanswers thephone toocheerily andinstantly regretsit.“Next year,we’ll geteveryone tofile on time.”(Sure.)The groupchat is 90%memesaboutdeadlines.Network runsslow the oneday you can’tafford delays."Can someonewalk methrough myentire return?"at 4pm onOctober 15.“Let’s nottalk abouttaxes for atleast aweek.”“We shouldautomatethat” (for thefifth year in arow).Client emailsasking if yougot theiremail… fromtwo minutesago.Officeruns outof snacks.You hear“one quickquestion”that isn’tquick.11:59 PMextensione-filescramble.“Oh, weforgot toinclude ournew rentalproperty.”Groupkaraoke orscream-singin the office.Someonebrings inbaked goods“for morale.”Someonesays, “Imightactually belosing it.”A client finallyanswers yourMarchemail… inOctober.“Oh, that’sduetomorrow?”“I’ll get thatto youtonight.” (it’snevercoming.)Staffmeetingderails into“therapysession.”Client sendsadditionaldoc/info afterit was alreadyprinted.Someonesays “nextyear will bebetter”(again).“We sold ourhouse backin April —does thatmatter?”“We shouldcelebrate afterthe deadline.”(no onemakes plans.)Someonesays, “If onemoreclient…” andthen trails off.“Extensionseason feelseasier thisyear” —followed bychaos.Someonetries to sneakin “just onemore” beforethe deadline."Can wefile anotherextension?"“Can we stillget this doneby tomorrow?”(it’s October14).The officecelebrateswith pizza,caffeine, andmild hysteria.You overhear,“I’m so done,”at least 5times a day.Client insiststheir return is“simple” — ithas 7 K-1s.“I didn’trealize theextensiondeadline wasthis week.”“My newaddress?Oh, Imoved…twice.”Someoneanswers thephone toocheerily andinstantly regretsit.“Next year,we’ll geteveryone tofile on time.”(Sure.)The groupchat is 90%memesaboutdeadlines.Network runsslow the oneday you can’tafford delays."Can someonewalk methrough myentire return?"at 4pm onOctober 15.“Let’s nottalk abouttaxes for atleast aweek.”“We shouldautomatethat” (for thefifth year in arow).Client emailsasking if yougot theiremail… fromtwo minutesago.Officeruns outof snacks.You hear“one quickquestion”that isn’tquick.11:59 PMextensione-filescramble.“Oh, weforgot toinclude ournew rentalproperty.”Groupkaraoke orscream-singin the office.Someonebrings inbaked goods“for morale.”Someonesays, “Imightactually belosing it.”A client finallyanswers yourMarchemail… inOctober.“Oh, that’sduetomorrow?”“I’ll get thatto youtonight.” (it’snevercoming.)Staffmeetingderails into“therapysession.”Client sendsadditionaldoc/info afterit was alreadyprinted.Someonesays “nextyear will bebetter”(again).“We sold ourhouse backin April —does thatmatter?”“We shouldcelebrate afterthe deadline.”(no onemakes plans.)Someonesays, “If onemoreclient…” andthen trails off.

Extension 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. “Extension season feels easier this year” — followed by chaos.
  2. Someone tries to sneak in “just one more” before the deadline.
  3. "Can we file another extension?"
  4. “Can we still get this done by tomorrow?” (it’s October 14).
  5. The office celebrates with pizza, caffeine, and mild hysteria.
  6. You overhear, “I’m so done,” at least 5 times a day.
  7. Client insists their return is “simple” — it has 7 K-1s.
  8. “I didn’t realize the extension deadline was this week.”
  9. “My new address? Oh, I moved… twice.”
  10. Someone answers the phone too cheerily and instantly regrets it.
  11. “Next year, we’ll get everyone to file on time.” (Sure.)
  12. The group chat is 90% memes about deadlines.
  13. Network runs slow the one day you can’t afford delays.
  14. "Can someone walk me through my entire return?" at 4pm on October 15.
  15. “Let’s not talk about taxes for at least a week.”
  16. “We should automate that” (for the fifth year in a row).
  17. Client emails asking if you got their email… from two minutes ago.
  18. Office runs out of snacks.
  19. You hear “one quick question” that isn’t quick.
  20. 11:59 PM extension e-file scramble.
  21. “Oh, we forgot to include our new rental property.”
  22. Group karaoke or scream-sing in the office.
  23. Someone brings in baked goods “for morale.”
  24. Someone says, “I might actually be losing it.”
  25. A client finally answers your March email… in October.
  26. “Oh, that’s due tomorrow?”
  27. “I’ll get that to you tonight.” (it’s never coming.)
  28. Staff meeting derails into “therapy session.”
  29. Client sends additional doc/info after it was already printed.
  30. Someone says “next year will be better” (again).
  31. “We sold our house back in April — does that matter?”
  32. “We should celebrate after the deadline.” (no one makes plans.)
  33. Someone says, “If one more client…” and then trails off.