A watchdog group slammed the state Department of Revenue for failing to address “evidence” that the City of Boston is penalizing commercial building owners who file appeals by increasing the assessed value, and taxes, of their properties.

The Pioneer New England Legal Foundation sent a letter to DOR Commissioner Geoffrey Snyder last week accusing his department of opting for “bureaucratic convenience” over a thorough analysis by dismissing what the watchdog alleged were “unauthorized and unconstitutional” assessment practices by the city.

“Because our assertions are plain, simple and readily apparent from the records we provided, we can only assume that your professed confusion about our assertions is mere bureaucratic convenience,” Frank Bailey, president of the New England Legal Founda

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