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

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.


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