Overview
When you need to update a previously processed Perk or HRA contribution, you can upload a Contribution Correction file in your Admin Dashboard. This ensures contribution amounts are updated accurately across reporting and employee balances.
Please note that Contribution Correction files should only be uploaded for the following benefit types:
Perk
HRA
Front-loaded Parking/Transit
For pay dates on or after March 23, 2026:
Negative deductions for the following benefit types are processed automatically and do not require a Contribution Correction file:
Dependent Care FSA (DCFSA)
Parking
Transit
Negative deductions will be applied as negative contributions and reflected in reporting and employee balances.
For HSAs:
As of March 23, 2026, Benepass will ingest negative HSA deductions via your payroll integration, but they are not automatically processed in all cases.
Do not upload a Contribution Correction file for HSA balance corrections.
Instead, notify Benepass when you want negative HSA deductions to be applied after being updated in payroll integration deduction files.
Additional note:
If an HSA account is closed or not opened, contributions cannot be applied, and employers may need to return funds directly to employees.
Why this matters
For Perk, HRA, and front-loaded Transit & Parking benefits, using the contribution correction process ensures:
Accurate contribution balances for employees
Clean reporting and reconciliation
Faster processing with fewer manual interventions
How to upload a Contribution Correction file
Follow these steps when you need to update a Perk, HRA, or front-loaded Parking/Transit contribution correction:
Go to the Uploads tab in your Admin Dashboard.
Select “Contribution correction” as the upload type.
Download and complete the Contribution Correction file template (attached to this article).
This template helps us identify the exact contribution to be updated and the corrected amount.
Gather the data you’ll need.
Use the Contributions and expirations report in your Admin Dashboard to find the affected contributions:
Filter by the specific employee
Filter by the affected benefit(s)
Identify the contributions that need to be corrected
Locate the Contribution Internal Object ID.
This ID appears in the Contributions report under the Internal Object ID column.
It will begin with
contrib_.Include only contribution IDs in the file (do not mix deduction and contribution IDs).
In the contribution correction file upload:
Column A should match the employee’s email address as it appears in the Benepass system
Column B should include the contribution ID of the contribution you wish to reverse.
Column C should include the amount that was originally contributed
Column D should include what the new amount should be
You will then upload this to the admin dashboard as a "Contribution correction":
Once submitted, our engineering team will process the update(s) within two weeks.
FAQs
When did this change take effect?
This change went into effect on March 23, 2026.
Negative deductions for eligible benefits with pay dates on or after March 23, 2026 are processed automatically and do not require a Contribution Correction file.
Negative deductions with pay dates before March 23, 2026 will still require a Contribution Correction file.
When should I use a Contribution Correction file?
Only for correcting:
Perk
HRA
Front-loaded Parking and/or Transit
What should I do instead for DCFSA, Transit, or Parking?
Submit a negative deduction through your payroll integration and notify Benepass.
This will automatically adjust contributions—no contribution correction file upload needed.
What about HSAs?
Do not use a Contribution Correction file
Send negative deductions through your payroll integration and notify Benepass admin support
How do corrections appear in reporting?
Negative deductions are reflected as negative contributions in both:
Admin reporting
Employee app