I just went back and scanned some of your earlier posts for context. As the recent purchaser of a Bay Area home pulling down that kind of scratch, it seems implausible that you're staying out of AMT.
You're fucked, sir.
Okay, there are some small things. Your capital gains rate might be higher than you think it is (depending on what you think it is) because they're chewing up your AMT exemption. Probably 38% with California added in. Buy-and-hold becomes better. Maxing after-tax 401(k)s and doing Roth conversions become better. Backdoor Roth conversions become better. 529 savings plans become better if you have kids and plan to pay for their college. Et cetera. But those are all good things regardless. You can't deduct property tax on your Federal return, but your landlord can, so being in AMT can make renting more attractive.
There's a point at which your AMT exclusion is completely eaten up, and your Federal marginal rate plummets to the 28% it sort of is supposed to be. Then after you start earning enough more, you might wind up in the higher normal tax brackets, but there's a weird regressive sweet spot for some people with a lot of excluded deductions.
Get a good tax accountant. Sketch out a return all by yourself as well. You really need some hands-on experience with the bizarro world of AMT. But the bottom line is there isn't a lot you can do. It's literally designed to solve the problem of high earners able to do things to minimize their liability. It's not meant for small-fry high earners like you, but it's pretty good at what it does.
