I am NOT an expert, but after dealing with this issue since last year, here is my understanding of the questions in simple terms:
“Claiming officer compensation” refers to owners/officers receiving compensation from W-2.
“Number of officers with compensation” refers to the number of owners/officers receiving compensation on W-2. (If you claim YES on “claiming officer compensation,” this line requires a numerical response).
"Number of Employee W-2s issued” pertains to “employees” who are NOT owners/officers. If the owners/officers are the ONLY person(s) receiving W-2 compensation, and there are no other employees receiving W-2 compensation, this would be ZERO. If there are employees (other than owner/officers) receiving W-2 forms, the number of those employees would be listed here.
Again, I am NOT an expert and I can not guarantee this is accurate, but after a year of conflicting responses, this is what I think is correct.
