“I didn’trealize theextensiondeadline wasthis week.”Network runsslow the oneday you can’tafford delays.Staffmeetingderails into“therapysession.”Someonesays, “If onemoreclient…” andthen trails off.Client emailsasking if yougot theiremail… fromtwo minutesago.“My newaddress?Oh, Imoved…twice.”Client sendsadditionaldoc/info afterit was alreadyprinted.Someonesays, “Imightactually belosing it.”“Oh, weforgot toinclude ournew rentalproperty.”The officecelebrateswith pizza,caffeine, andmild hysteria.The groupchat is 90%memesaboutdeadlines.“We shouldcelebrate afterthe deadline.”(no onemakes plans.)You overhear,“I’m so done,”at least 5times a day."Can wefile anotherextension?"“Oh, that’sduetomorrow?”“Let’s nottalk abouttaxes for atleast aweek.”Someonetries to sneakin “just onemore” beforethe deadline.Groupkaraoke orscream-singin the office.“Extensionseason feelseasier thisyear” —followed bychaos.You hear“one quickquestion”that isn’tquick.“We shouldautomatethat” (for thefifth year in arow).Client insiststheir return is“simple” — ithas 7 K-1s.Someonebrings inbaked goods“for morale.”A client finallyanswers yourMarchemail… inOctober.“I’ll get thatto youtonight.” (it’snevercoming.)“Next year,we’ll geteveryone tofile on time.”(Sure.)Officeruns outof snacks.Someoneanswers thephone toocheerily andinstantly regretsit.“We sold ourhouse backin April —does thatmatter?”"Can someonewalk methrough myentire return?"at 4pm onOctober 15.11:59 PMextensione-filescramble.Someonesays “nextyear will bebetter”(again).“Can we stillget this doneby tomorrow?”(it’s October14).“I didn’trealize theextensiondeadline wasthis week.”Network runsslow the oneday you can’tafford delays.Staffmeetingderails into“therapysession.”Someonesays, “If onemoreclient…” andthen trails off.Client emailsasking if yougot theiremail… fromtwo minutesago.“My newaddress?Oh, Imoved…twice.”Client sendsadditionaldoc/info afterit was alreadyprinted.Someonesays, “Imightactually belosing it.”“Oh, weforgot toinclude ournew rentalproperty.”The officecelebrateswith pizza,caffeine, andmild hysteria.The groupchat is 90%memesaboutdeadlines.“We shouldcelebrate afterthe deadline.”(no onemakes plans.)You overhear,“I’m so done,”at least 5times a day."Can wefile anotherextension?"“Oh, that’sduetomorrow?”“Let’s nottalk abouttaxes for atleast aweek.”Someonetries to sneakin “just onemore” beforethe deadline.Groupkaraoke orscream-singin the office.“Extensionseason feelseasier thisyear” —followed bychaos.You hear“one quickquestion”that isn’tquick.“We shouldautomatethat” (for thefifth year in arow).Client insiststheir return is“simple” — ithas 7 K-1s.Someonebrings inbaked goods“for morale.”A client finallyanswers yourMarchemail… inOctober.“I’ll get thatto youtonight.” (it’snevercoming.)“Next year,we’ll geteveryone tofile on time.”(Sure.)Officeruns outof snacks.Someoneanswers thephone toocheerily andinstantly regretsit.“We sold ourhouse backin April —does thatmatter?”"Can someonewalk methrough myentire return?"at 4pm onOctober 15.11:59 PMextensione-filescramble.Someonesays “nextyear will bebetter”(again).“Can we stillget this doneby tomorrow?”(it’s October14).

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