NewVariantHad a client callmultiple timesin one day toask about theirrefund "My friendsaid I canclaimthat!"CryingHad a clientcome to usbecausesomeone elsemessed up aprior year return Fired aclientPrior ReturnDepreciatedLandGovernmentShutdownWeekendWork"Stimulusisn'ttaxable""Can youreview whatI did inTurbotax?""I've donethis foryears."GHOSTCLIENTShoeboxClientSpendentire dayfixing M-3"Do youreallyneed thatinfo?"Got cussedout on thephone by aNON-client"My lasttaxpreparersaid."ShoeboxClientClient sends5 or moreseparateemails inone dayReacheda humanat PPSClientuploads aphoto of theirfamily or petCussedout bynon-clientSelf-PreparedPrior YearReturn is adisaster12+hourdayRecapturingdepreciationnot taken."OMGHow is itonlyTuesday?!"Client tellsyou theirpoliticsRefuses topay unlessgets arefundTold a clienttheir return was"in process"when it hasn'tbeen touchedClientasks forManagerClient "found"or"remembered"T3 or CapitalGains afterfilingClaim homeoffice or carwithoutT2200Disengagedclientpretends itneverhappenedCrying"Hurry so myex doesn'tclaim my kid"All Sch CExpensesrounded tonearest $100Clientprovides oneside of twosideddocuments"Hurry so myex doesn'tclaim my kid""My taxes arenot thatcomplicated.""Hurry so myex doesn'tclaim my kid"PriorAccountantDiedMid-SeasonLawChange"I've donethis foryears."PriorAccountantDied"Just takewhatever isreasonable"CharitableDonationDueDateChangeUnopened"Importanttaxdocuments"mailClientemailssensitiveinformationNewVariantHad a client callmultiple timesin one day toask about theirrefund "My friendsaid I canclaimthat!"CryingHad a clientcome to usbecausesomeone elsemessed up aprior year return Fired aclientPrior ReturnDepreciatedLandGovernmentShutdownWeekendWork"Stimulusisn'ttaxable""Can youreview whatI did inTurbotax?""I've donethis foryears."GHOSTCLIENTShoeboxClientSpendentire dayfixing M-3"Do youreallyneed thatinfo?"Got cussedout on thephone by aNON-client"My lasttaxpreparersaid."ShoeboxClientClient sends5 or moreseparateemails inone dayReacheda humanat PPSClientuploads aphoto of theirfamily or petCussedout bynon-clientSelf-PreparedPrior YearReturn is adisaster12+hourdayRecapturingdepreciationnot taken."OMGHow is itonlyTuesday?!"Client tellsyou theirpoliticsRefuses topay unlessgets arefundTold a clienttheir return was"in process"when it hasn'tbeen touchedClientasks forManagerClient "found"or"remembered"T3 or CapitalGains afterfilingClaim homeoffice or carwithoutT2200Disengagedclientpretends itneverhappenedCrying"Hurry so myex doesn'tclaim my kid"All Sch CExpensesrounded tonearest $100Clientprovides oneside of twosideddocuments"Hurry so myex doesn'tclaim my kid""My taxes arenot thatcomplicated.""Hurry so myex doesn'tclaim my kid"PriorAccountantDiedMid-SeasonLawChange"I've donethis foryears."PriorAccountantDied"Just takewhatever isreasonable"CharitableDonationDueDateChangeUnopened"Importanttaxdocuments"mailClientemailssensitiveinformation

Tax 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. New Variant
  2. Had a client call multiple times in one day to ask about their refund
  3. "My friend said I can claim that!"
  4. Crying
  5. Had a client come to us because someone else messed up a prior year return
  6. Fired a client
  7. Prior Return Depreciated Land
  8. Government Shutdown
  9. Weekend Work
  10. "Stimulus isn't taxable"
  11. "Can you review what I did in Turbotax?"
  12. "I've done this for years."
  13. GHOST CLIENT
  14. Shoebox Client
  15. Spend entire day fixing M-3
  16. "Do you really need that info?"
  17. Got cussed out on the phone by a NON-client
  18. "My last tax preparer said."
  19. Shoebox Client
  20. Client sends 5 or more separate emails in one day
  21. Reached a human at PPS
  22. Client uploads a photo of their family or pet
  23. Cussed out by non-client
  24. Self-Prepared Prior Year Return is a disaster
  25. 12+ hour day
  26. Recapturing depreciation not taken.
  27. "OMG How is it only Tuesday?!"
  28. Client tells you their politics
  29. Refuses to pay unless gets a refund
  30. Told a client their return was "in process" when it hasn't been touched
  31. Client asks for Manager
  32. Client "found" or "remembered" T3 or Capital Gains after filing
  33. Claim home office or car without T2200
  34. Disengaged client pretends it never happened
  35. Crying
  36. "Hurry so my ex doesn't claim my kid"
  37. All Sch C Expenses rounded to nearest $100
  38. Client provides one side of two sided documents
  39. "Hurry so my ex doesn't claim my kid"
  40. "My taxes are not that complicated."
  41. "Hurry so my ex doesn't claim my kid"
  42. Prior Accountant Died
  43. Mid-Season Law Change
  44. "I've done this for years."
  45. Prior Accountant Died
  46. "Just take whatever is reasonable" Charitable Donation
  47. Due Date Change
  48. Unopened "Important tax documents" mail
  49. Client emails sensitive information