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Drew & Napier LLC Offices

Drew & Napier LLC
10 COLLYER QUAY
#10-01 OCEAN FINANCIAL CENTRE
SINGAPORE 049315
Singapore
Visit website 65 6535 0733

Mr Yang Shi Yong

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+65 6531 4129 shiyong.yang@drewnapier.com View profile

Work Department

Tax & Private Client Services

Position

Director, Tax & Private Client Services

Career

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.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Member, Law Society of Singapore
  • Member, Singapore Academy of Law

Education

  • LL.B. (Hons), National University of Singapore
  • Admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2006

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > Tax: local firms

Litigation powerhouse Drew & Napier LLC represents clients before tax tribunals and the Supreme Court in relation to goods and services tax, property tax and stamp duties, with additional experience advising on corporate tax advisory, enterprise tax risk management and private wealth planning mandates. Praised as ‘technically strong with great knowledge of clients’ businesses’, the team is led by Ong Ken Loon, who is well-versed in cross- border matters and handles tax disputes with the IRAS, representing clients in appeals before the Singapore courts. Ong Sim Ho maintains a robust tax disputes practice, while Yang Shi Yong is a key contact for task risk management, tax audits and tax investigation cases.

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