u/SomehowAtheist

Hey folks!

I'll be taking my first-ever flight next week from Delhi to Mumbai, and I'll be traveling alone. I have literally zero airport experience, so I'm lowkey stressed about messing something up.

Have watched a few youtube videos, but I'd still love to hear from people who've actually been through it.

Are there any issues I should be prepared for during checkin, security, boarding, or baggage collection? Also, anything specific I should know about carryon vs checked luggage, or things that usually catch first time flyers off guard?

I'd also appreciate any general do's and don'ts, airport hacks, or small tips that can make the experience smoother. Even if it feels obvious, I'd rather know beforehand than learn the hard way around.

Thanks in advance

For fellow CAs and Articles,

During tax season, one of the most repetitive tasks in our office was manually logging into multiple client accounts just to verify whether their ITRs had been e-verified successfully.

To solve this, I built a small Python-based tool that automates the entire process.

How it works:

• Upload an Excel file containing client credentials.
• Select the relevant Assessment Year (AY).
• Run the tool.

The script automatically logs into each account, checks the ITR verification status, records the result, and moves on to the next client—no manual login or status checking required.

What used to take us several hours (sometimes an entire day) now gets completed in a fraction of the time. More importantly, it has removed a lot of the stress and uncertainty around verification follow-ups during peak filing season.

Curious to know if other practitioners face the same challenge, and whether a tool like this would be useful for the community. Happy to discuss the approach and implementation.

PS: The tool runs entirely on your local machine. Any client data, login credentials, and verification results remain on your device and are not uploaded to any external server. The automation is performed locally through Python, so no client information is transmitted or stored outside your system.