What is an example of a transaction that would take place in the shadow economy of a country? Multiple choice question. To avoid paying the federal gift tax, the broker advised his client to transfer the funds without declaring them as a gift. When the state failed to clean up the roadside, community members took control of the situation and assigned a clean-up crew. To determine the expatriates pay, gross national income was adjusted based on the cost of living in Germany. The motor vehicle facility raised the rate for issuing a driver's license based on instructions from the state.