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

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