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

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