The commissioner shall collect the tax imposed by this article and every person subject to its provisions shall remit to the commissioner on or before the twentieth day of each month the amount of the tax due by such person for the preceding calendar month. Every taxpayer shall file a return with his remittance, which return shall be processed by the commissioner and shall show, for the calendar month preceding the tax payment date, the total sale or purchase price of the tangible personal property sold by him, and such other information as the commissioner may deem pertinent or necessary for determining the amount of the tax due hereunder.