Avalara has announced plans to leave Bainbridge Island.

Officials at the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce and city hall were notified of the company’s impending departure on Tuesday.

The company, which sells sales tax-accounting software, employs more than 1,000 people worldwide in offices from California to North Carolina to India. The company’s headquarters has been based in downtown Winslow for roughly three years.

Avalara officials could not be reached immediately Tuesday for comment.

A company official told the chamber the firm’s departure date has been set for Jan. 1.

City officials were notified late Tuesday of Avalara’s move.

“The city is happy that during their time on the island, Avalara has been able to grow from a small to a very successful business,” said City Manager Doug Schulze.

“We are grateful that the building they currently occupy has been set up in a way that will make it attractive to new businesses in the technology field,” he added.

“We will be working with the chamber, the property owner and the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance to find a new tenant for that building,” Schulze.

Avalara founder and CEO Scott McFarlane raised doubts early last year on the company’s long-term future on the island.

Noting the company’s rapid growth, he said a move to Seattle had been contemplated.