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

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