Cephas K. Birungyi

Cephas is an Advocate of the High court. He is a graduate of the University of Makerere and holds post-graduate qualifications from various institutions in the U.K., Sri-Lanka and South Africa. He has distinguished himself as a legal and tax consultant. He was the sole representative of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) in the Parliamentary Committee of Finance and advised on the drafting of the Income Tax Act 1997 of Uganda. Cephas has negotiated a number of double taxation agreements on behalf of Uganda with Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, India and Mauritius. He has also represented the Uganda Revenue Authority in drafting the Tax Appeals Tribunal Act.

Presently, Cephas has completed an assignment on the Draft DTA among East African Community partner states and is leading the project to harmonise East African tax laws.

Cephas has worked in various capacities with the Uganda Revenue Authority. He headed the Quality Assurance Section of the Income Tax Department for six years and was the Chairman of the Quality assurance Committee of the East African Revenue Authorities Technical Committee. He has been counsel for URA on several matters before the Tax Appeals Tribunal. Before his resignation he was Deputy Commissioner of Domestic Direct Taxes. Cephas is also presently serving as the Vice Chancellor of the Kigezi Diocesan Synod.

Cephas is member of the Uganda Law Society, The East African Law Society and the International Bar Association where he is a member of the Taxes Committee, the Individual Tax & Private Client Committee and the African Regional Forum.

He heads the firm's Tax Department and is recognised in the industry as the leading tax advisor in Uganda.