Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the AHV child pension is taxable to the AHV recipient even when paid directly to the child.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The entitlement belongs to the AHV beneficiary, so the child pension is taxable to him even if it is paid directly to the child or mother.
Extrahierte Begründung
Under Art. 22ter AHVG and the income concept in tax law, the decisive point is the legal entitlement and economic benefit to the pension recipient, not the payee. Direct payment does not shift taxability to the child.