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

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