Normally very little you can do to avoid it. Take a look at the tax preference items for 2016 return, and see if these will reoccur in 2017.
It is a double edge sword, as those items lower your regular tax and cause AMT to kick in. If they were removed your regular tax would go up.
Here are a few of articles that may help.
https://www.fidelity.com/viewpoints/personal-finance/alternative-minimum-tax
https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/IRS-Tax-Return/Alternative-Minimum-Tax--Common-Questi...
http://www.wikihow.com/Avoid-AMT
