Yes, EPF contributions are tax-deductible under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 under the old tax regime only. 

Yes, you can increase your EPF contributions and contribute up to 100% of your basic pay. Such contribution goes to Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) account.

No, the employer’s contribution will remain the bare minimum regardless of you opting for VPF.

After withdrawal of PF online, it takes around 15-20 working days for the amount to be credited to the employee's account. Auto mode claims with updated KYC can be settled within 3-4 days.

As per new amendments in the EPF norms, you can withdraw the EPF account without the employer’s permission.

Once you quit the job or leave a company and join elsewhere, the EPF account will no longer receive monthly contributions. However, it does not mean that the account will become inactive.        
The new employer will create a new EPF account for you when you join another company under the same UAN. You can then request EPFO to merge the previous EPF account with the new one.       
In case you do not join a new employer, an additional grace period of three years will be provided for you from your last contribution to withdraw your EPF balance in full. If you fail to do so, your EPF account will be declared inactive. You may have to go through complex procedures to get access to this money.

If you resign from your job before the age of 58 years your EPF account will be inoperative if you do not apply for EPF withdrawal within 36 months from the date you are eligible to make the application. After your EPF account becomes inoperative you won’t earn further interest on it.    

You can consolidate multiple EPF accounts into one account through your UAN (Universal Account Number). Moreover, whenever you change your job, you can see your EPF transactions at the same place. You will have to submit an application to the EPF Office to merge your EPF Accounts. After you merge your EPF accounts, you can follow the normal EPF Withdrawal process either online or offline.  

Your EPF claim may be settled within 20 days for offline claims and 3-5 working days (online claims with updated KYC)

No, you cannot withdraw your EPF money unless you are unemployed. According to current EPF withdrawal rules, if you are unemployed for one month, you can withdraw 75% of your EPF Corpus. Moreover, the balance of 25% can be withdrawn if you are unemployed for more than two months.

One of the common reasons why your claim gets rejected is because the Employer doesn’t make EPF contributions for 2-3 months. There isn’t much you could do about this except make sure your Employer regularly contributes towards your EPF. It will solve many problems later on. 

Since the early retirement age is 55 years, you can withdraw up to 90% of the PF balance with interest when you have attained the 54 years, i.e. one year before retirement.

The retirement age to withdraw entire EPF amount is 55 years.  Although 90% of the EPF corpus can be withdrawn at the age of 54, one year before retirement.

The nominee of the PF account or the legal heir of the deceased employee can withdraw the PF account balance by submitting Form 20 to the PF office. They can withdraw the EPS or pension amount through Form 10D.

The retirement age to withdraw entire EPF amount is 55 years.  Although 90% of the EPF corpus can be withdrawn at the age of 54, one year before retirement.

In case of any dispute if the employer is not attesting the application form, the member may attain attestation from the bank in which he has maintained his account and then submit the same to Regional PF Commissioner, explaining the reasons for not obtaining the signature of the employer, If the member has activated his Universal Accountant Number and linked his bank account and Aadhaar then he can submit composite claim (Aadhaar) which only requires the signature of the member.