>As the company chooses their own costs and license fees, they can effectively control in which entity they make a profit and which they don't.

I've only seen one really effective way around that suggested, but it's not without it's drawbacks. If a country taxes each sale of a service or product, then it's no longer possible to funnel money out of the country. It effectively eliminates companies that operate in a country for years with a fake lose.

The drawback is that it will potentially cost jobs and close business that could be profitable in the long term.