My wife and I were hit with an AMT this year that meant we owed federal taxes. Our income will rise in 2017 and beyond. How can we avoid the AMT?

[MichaelL1]

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