Which of the following statements is not correct? Multiple Choice The federal government allows a credit, or reduction, in the federal unemployment tax for amounts charged by the state for unemployment taxes. The normal federal unemployment tax rate of 0.6% (or 6.0% less the state unemployment tax credit of 5.4%) changes if favorable experience ratings change the state unemployment tax rate. The earnings limits for the federal and the state unemployment tax are usually the same, $7,000. Under the experience rating system, the state tax rate may be reduced to less than 1 percent for businesses that provide steady employment. In contrast, some states levy penalty rates as high as 10 percent for employers with poor records of providing steady employment. The reduction of state unemployment taxes because of favorable experience ratings does not affect the credit allowable against the federal tax.