Kernrechtsfrage
Whether a parent paying child maintenance under shared custody may waive the alimony deduction and claim the child deduction and preferential tariff instead.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. Where one parent pays maintenance contributions for the child, that parent may deduct the alimony, while the parent who receives and uses those contributions for the child's support is entitled to the child deduction and preferential tariff.
Extrahierte Begründung
The payment of alimony reallocates resources and prevents cumulative use of the same child-related tax benefits. The taxpayer cannot choose the more favorable corrective measure; the statutory allocation prevails.