Shi Yong advises on a wide spectrum of tax law including corporate and personal income tax, goods and services tax, property tax, stamp duties, and customs and excise duties, with specialisation in Singapore enterprise tax risk management, tax audit, and tax investigation matters. He possesses a wealth of experience in advisory on all tax types, including customs and excise duties.
He is regularly engaged on contentious and complex tax audit and investigation matters and is deeply appreciated by his clients for his well-rounded knowledge of Singapore tax law and strong management skills. He successfully resolved a high number of these matters without prosecution.
He also provides tax advisory on all tax aspects of corporate transactions. He has advised local corporate groups and MNCs on mergers and acquisitions, amalgamations and restructuring.
Shi Yong’s other key strength lies in oil and gas matters. He regularly advises national oil and gas companies on downstream oil and gas matters, such as joint venture arrangements, supply and trading transactions, crude and product swap transactions, and strategic reserve procurement arrangements.
He has also advised on refinery infrastructure and assets, storage, various aspects of production sharing agreements and off-take and supply agreements, the corporate governance of oil and gas companies, and day-to-day commercial and operational matters.
Chambers Asia Pacific
Tax 2026 – Up and Coming for 2 consecutive years
Shi Yong Yang has a very strong commercial perspective while rendering legal advice.”
“Shi Yong Yang has been great. He is responsive and his team makes us feel important. We appreciate the personal service they provide.”
Asia Pacific Legal 500
Tax 2026 – Recommended Lawyer for 11 consecutive years
Noted by Legal 500 as a “senior-level firepower in tax risk management, tax audit and investigations work”.
ITR World Tax
General Corporate Tax 2025 – Highly Regarded for 2 consecutive years
Tax Controversy 2025 – Highly Regarded for 2 consecutive years