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

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