Table 1

Sources of construct items

ConstructCodeItemsRelevant sources
IT-led tax administrationITTA1Our office uses IT to process taxesKabir (2021) 
ITTA2Our office is equipped with IT skills 
ITTA3Our IT network relates to the internet 
ITTA4Our office uses IT for all transactions 
Intention to adopt blockchainINT1I plan to adopt blockchain for tax purpose 
INT2I intend to adopt blockchain for tax purpose 
INT3I expect to grab the blockchain opportunity for tax purpose 
Self-AssessmentSEFA1I can calculate the tax my business always paysPalil and Mustapha (2011), Isa (2014) 
SEFA2I am comfortable with the tax system 
SEFA3My firm's tax liability is not computed by GRA officials 
SEFA4Compared to the previous system, self-tax assessment is more accurate 
SEFA5I file my tax returns based on my own calculations 
SEFA6Through self- tax assessment my firm does not pay more than the fair share of taxes 
Tax ComplianceTAXC1We always disclose all income earned for tax purposes to GRAKiconco, Gwokyalya, Sserwanga, and Balunywa (2019), Alshirah, Al-Shatnawi, Al-Okaily, Lutfi, and Alshirah (2020) 
TAXC2Through IT-led tax system accurate reports are provided to GRA for assessment of our tax liability 
TAXC3The IT-led tax system enables us pay our tax on time 
TAXC4We always pay the actual tax assessment using the IT-led tax system 
TAXC5The IT-led tax system enables us to pay taxes on the due date 
Perceived usefulness of blockchainPUB1Blockchain would improve tax performanceLiébana-Cabanillas, Marinkovic, and Kalinic (2017), Kabir (2021) 
PUB2Blockchain in the tax system would increase transparency and effectiveness 
PUB3Blockchain in the tax system would enable me to accomplish my task quickly 
PUB4Overall, blockchain would be useful for tax management 
Perceived ease of usePEB1Using blockchain for tax purposes would be easyKabir (2021) 
PEB2Learning to use blockchain would be easy 
PEB3It would be easy to make blockchain do what I want it to do 
PEB4Blockchain is understandable and clear 

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