Child Tax Bonus in Slovakia: Not Every School Attendance Certificate Is Sufficient (8.10.2026)

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In recent years, parents have increasingly used the potvrdenieonavsteveskoly.sk portal, which makes it easy to obtain a school attendance certificate without having to visit the school in person. Such a certificate may be used for informational purposes or in cases where an organisation accepts electronic confirmation of student status.

However, stricter rules apply when claiming the tax bonus for a dependent child. According to the Slovak Financial Administration, employees are required to prove their entitlement to the tax bonus by submitting a certificate issued directly by the school, a certificate from the school’s electronic information system containing a QR code (e.g. EduPage), or confirmation of receipt of child allowance.

The Slovak Financial Administration has also explicitly stated that certificates obtained through the potvrdenieonavsteveskoly.sk portal are not sufficient for the purposes of claiming the child tax bonus.

For employers, this means that when verifying an employee’s entitlement to the child tax bonus, they should continue to require an official certificate issued by the school or a certificate from the school’s electronic information system containing a QR code. This approach helps minimise potential risks in the event of a tax inspection and ensures compliance with the requirements of the Slovak Financial Administration.
 

Recommendation for parents: if you claim the child tax bonus for a child who is a student through your employer, always submit an official certificate issued by the school or obtained through EduPage. A certificate from the online portal may be a convenient alternative for other purposes, but on its own, it is not sufficient to prove entitlement to the child tax bonus.