AAAR Karnataka okays GST on inter-state office services

In a blow for companies with a presence in multiple states, the  Karnataka Appellate Authority for Advance Rulings has upheld the levy of goods and services tax on services rendered by one office branch to other centres. In-house service functions such as human resources and payrolls, if carried out from a centre in one state for offices in other states, will attract  GST for which it wi…